Doha vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$1373
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$421
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
17
😀 Quality of life
80
34
🏙️ Population
1.19M
317K

The cost of living in Doha is 225% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 2461st and 8211th ($1810 vs $557) 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 2.1 months in Doha compared to 0.8 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 7532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$18.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$3923

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$1719
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$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

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Distance City Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi Lae
$541
841 km or 523 mi Cairns
$1442
1050 km or 652 mi Jayapura
$459
1088 km or 676 mi Townsville
$1303
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1459
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1464
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1615
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$522
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1689
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1756
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$532
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1754
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1925
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2491
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1877
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1533
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2141
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2300
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$535
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1958
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$3054
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$511
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1168
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1169
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$521
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$512
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1289
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$629
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$511
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$2349
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$466
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1693
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1700
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1755
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1661