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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port Moresby	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$547	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1353	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$238	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$6191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	17	87
😀 Quality of life	51	92
🏙️ Population	317K	1.01M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8259th and 8th ($547 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.8 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 6197th and 82nd 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	$3.79	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$320	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.85	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3751	$25839

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968