Port Moresby vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port Moresby	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$547	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1353	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$238	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	17	86
😀 Quality of life	51	93
🏙️ Population	317K	2.79M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 78% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8259th and 861st ($547 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Papua New Guinea and Canada, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6197th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Toronto

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	Port Moresby	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.79	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$320	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.85	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3751	$17118

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095