Port Moresby vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Moresby	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1375	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$238	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.3	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	16	30
😀 Quality of life	50	46
🏙️ Population	317K	6.87M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 14% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8303rd and 7579th ($562 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Papua New Guinea and Myanmar, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Port Moresby compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6661st and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Yangon

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	Port Moresby	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.05	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.25	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.1	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$854	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.6	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.61	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.89	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.5	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.43	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4989	$17180

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$546
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1851
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$492
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$2015
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1502
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1491
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$474
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$2065
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$496
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$499
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2020
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$501
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1174
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$507
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$500
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1273
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$788
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$499
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$421
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1851
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1911
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616