Port Moresby vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Moresby	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$572	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$243	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	16	80
😀 Quality of life	49	95
🏙️ Population	317K	737K

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 82% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8199th and 142nd ($572 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6768th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Seattle

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	Port Moresby	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.7	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173