Port Moresby vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Moresby Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$537
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$232
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.4
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$402
$3483
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
17
86
😀 Quality of life
53
94
🏙️ Population
317K
2.79M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 79% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8225th and 571st ($537 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.7 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6125th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Moresby Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.65
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$820
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3799
$18837

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