Port Moresby vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Moresby	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$572	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$243	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$5742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	16	87
😀 Quality of life	49	91
🏙️ Population	317K	1.01M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8199th and 8th ($572 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Papua New Guinea and the United States, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6768th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs San Jose, United States

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	Port Moresby	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.7	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$23160

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212