Dubai vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$566
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
17
😀 Quality of life
91
51
🏙️ Population
3.94M
317K

The cost of living in Dubai is 344% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 848th and 8120th ($2514 vs $566) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 158th and 6522nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$1469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$7.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$4.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$4033

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

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Distance City Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi Lae
$548
841 km or 523 mi Cairns
$1513
1050 km or 652 mi Jayapura
$507
1088 km or 676 mi Townsville
$1683
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1419
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1417
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1482
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1503
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$496
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1595
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1647
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$500
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1710
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1798
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1639
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2065
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1662
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1455
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2140
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2297
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$502
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2471
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$1882
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$513
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$520
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$513
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1184
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$733
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$512
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$1884
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$447
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1807
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1811
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1878
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1633