Port Moresby vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port Moresby	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1373	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$245	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$404
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	17	1
😀 Quality of life	34	22
🏙️ Population	317K	63.4K

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 7% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 8211th and 8519th ($557 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Papua New Guinea and Kiribati, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port Moresby compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 7532nd and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs South Tarawa

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	Port Moresby	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.76	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.6	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.03%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1466	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$872	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.6	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.1	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$128	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3923	$3482

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$541
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1442
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$459
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1303
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1459
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1464
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1615
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$522
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1756
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$532
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1754
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1925
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2491
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1877
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2141
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$535
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$3054
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$511
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1168
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1169
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$521
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$512
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1289
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$629
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$511
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$466
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1693
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1755
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571