Perth vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$1375
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	16
😀 Quality of life	96	50
🏙️ Population	2.14M	317K

The cost of living in Perth is 356% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 791st and 8303rd ($2562 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 11th and 6661st 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	$16.4	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$4989

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$546
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1851
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$492
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$2015
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1502
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1491
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$474
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$2065
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$496
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$499
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2020
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$501
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1174
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$507
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$500
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1273
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$788
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$499
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$421
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1851
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1911
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786