New York City vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$414
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	95	51
🏙️ Population	8.8M	317K

The cost of living in New York City is 712% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 3rd and 8259th ($4441 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United States and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check the United States vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 22nd and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Port Moresby

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	New York City	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$3751

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681