Port Moresby vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Moresby	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$572	$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$243	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$354
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$415
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	16	58
😀 Quality of life	49	64
🏙️ Population	317K	5.95M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 14% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8199th and 8708th ($572 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Papua New Guinea and India, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Port Moresby compared to 0.8 months in Pune. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6768th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Pune

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	Port Moresby	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$30
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$8.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$1123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.7	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$10
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$2558

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$558
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1695
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1839
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1422
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$494
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1861
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$506
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1864
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1988
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2269
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1813
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2352
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$506
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2062
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$512
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$522
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1288
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$783
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$514
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$437
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1865
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1928
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$268
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$504
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$379
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$733
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$475
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$355
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$294
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$346
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$282
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$344
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$282
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$362
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$319
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$286
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$385
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$428
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$693
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$302
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$388
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$254
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$441
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$397
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$349
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$321
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$286
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$382
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$301
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$262
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$366
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$373
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$376
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$301
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$282
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$462
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$391
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$355