Port Moresby vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Moresby Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$537
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$232
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.4
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$402
$411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
17
40
😀 Quality of life
53
51
🏙️ Population
317K
5.94M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 34% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8225th and 6358th ($537 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Papua New Guinea and India, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port Moresby compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6125th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Moresby Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.65
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$820
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3799
$1785

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