Perth vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Perth	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5119	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$2099	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3624	$402
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	17
😀 Quality of life	96	53
🏙️ Population	2.14M	317K

The cost of living in Perth is 327% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 1068th and 8225th ($2292 vs $537) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Australia vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Perth compared to 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 10th and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Port Moresby

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	Perth	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7584	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6088	$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.1	$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.8	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1668	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12548	$3799

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$522
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1397
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$446
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1249
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1425
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$495
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1859
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$504
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1816
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1881
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2356
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1785
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2011
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$508
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2943
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$506
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1160
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1164
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$514
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$506
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1354
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$744
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$505
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$431
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1597
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1648
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688