Port Moresby vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Moresby	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$572	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$1386
🏠 One person rent	$243	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	16	76
😀 Quality of life	49	65
🏙️ Population	317K	3.01M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 4% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8199th and 8392nd ($572 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 0.3 months in Port Moresby compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 6768th and 5172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Surabaya

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	Port Moresby	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.7	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$9112

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$419
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$459
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$408
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$476
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$379
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$453
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$439
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$445
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$405
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$424
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$499
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1175
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$822
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$496
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$474
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$409
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$470
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$515
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$536
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$502
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$556
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$467
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$391
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$684
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$593
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$609
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$488
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$487
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$510
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$588
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$493