Port Moresby vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port Moresby	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1373	$1330
🏠 One person rent	$245	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$437
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$1320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	17	57
😀 Quality of life	34	61
🏙️ Population	317K	5.95M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 7% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8211th and 8532nd ($557 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.8 months in Port Moresby compared to 2.5 months in Pune. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Pune ranked 6th in India, while ranked 7532nd and 5075th 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	$3.76	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$21.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.6	$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.03%	9.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1466	$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$872	$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$6.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.6	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$128	$97.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3923	$1727

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$541
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1442
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$459
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1303
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1459
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1464
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1615
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$522
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1756
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$532
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1754
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1925
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2491
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1877
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2141
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$535
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$3054
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$511
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1168
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1169
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$521
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$512
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1289
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$629
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$511
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$466
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1693
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1755
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$312
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$396
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$716
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$484
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$368
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$288
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$346
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$310
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$332
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$406
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$294
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$394
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$348
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$284
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$409
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$491
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$785
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$357
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$402
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$254
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$488
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$429
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$357
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$335
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$304
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$406
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$364
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$279
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$391
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$399
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$382
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$283
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$325
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$488
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$414
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$379