Port Moresby vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port Moresby	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$566	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1365	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$245	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.9	$23.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$214	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	17	26
😀 Quality of life	51	58
🏙️ Population	317K	88.3K

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 32% less expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 8120th and 6511th ($566 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Papua New Guinea and Fiji, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Port Moresby compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 6522nd and 6102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Suva

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	Port Moresby	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1469	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$954	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.25	$4.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.64	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.4	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4033	$13960

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$548
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1513
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$507
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1683
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1419
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1417
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1503
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$496
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1647
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$500
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1710
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1798
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2065
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1662
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2140
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$502
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1882
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$513
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$520
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1184
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$733
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$512
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$447
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1807
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1878
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$818
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$596
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1022
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$683
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1884
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$751
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$753
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1882
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1878
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1961
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1678
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1417
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1678
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1383
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1419
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1312
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1612
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1423
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1019
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$733
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1493
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1480
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1425
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1252
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1743
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838