Port Moresby vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port Moresby	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$537	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$232	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.4	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$402	$4634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	17	89
😀 Quality of life	53	98
🏙️ Population	317K	5.87M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 82% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8225th and 133rd ($537 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Papua New Guinea and Singapore, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6125th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Singapore City

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	Port Moresby	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.65	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$820	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.5	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.93	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.7	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3799	$26424

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$522
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1397
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$446
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1249
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1425
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$495
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1859
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$504
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1816
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1881
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2356
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1785
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2011
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$508
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2943
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$506
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1160
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1164
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$514
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$506
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1354
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$744
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$505
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$431
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1597
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1648
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544