Port Moresby vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port Moresby	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$547	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1353	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$238	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$202
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	17	60
😀 Quality of life	51	53
🏙️ Population	317K	1.62M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 11% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8259th and 8682nd ($547 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port Moresby compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 6197th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Semarang

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	Port Moresby	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.79	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$320	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.85	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3751	$2365

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427