Doha vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$402
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
17
😀 Quality of life
79
53
🏙️ Population
1.19M
317K

The cost of living in Doha is 248% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 2137th and 8225th ($1872 vs $537) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Qatar vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 501st and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$1.79
 Cappuccino
$5.62
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$3799

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$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi Lae
$522
841 km or 523 mi Cairns
$1397
1050 km or 652 mi Jayapura
$446
1088 km or 676 mi Townsville
$1249
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1425
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1422
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1413
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1545
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$495
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1621
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1859
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$504
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1816
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1881
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1552
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2356
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1785
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1444
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2011
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2152
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$508
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1862
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$2943
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$506
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1160
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1164
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$514
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$506
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1354
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$744
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$505
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$1841
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$431
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1597
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1597
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1648
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1688