Port Moresby vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Moresby	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$572	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$243	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	16	99
😀 Quality of life	49	98
🏙️ Population	317K	5.45M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8199th and 348th ($572 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Papua New Guinea and Australia, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6768th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Sydney

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	Port Moresby	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.7	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864