Port Moresby vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Moresby	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$572	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$243	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	16	30
😀 Quality of life	49	45
🏙️ Population	317K	6.87M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 9% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8199th and 7720th ($572 vs $629) 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 0.3 months in Port Moresby compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6768th and 7263rd 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	$4.2	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$1.67
🥤 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	$240	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.7	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$17353

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610