Ho Chi Minh vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1392
🏠 One person rent
$409
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
16
😀 Quality of life
69
49
🏙️ Population
14M
317K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 33% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6919th and 8199th ($762 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 4450th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Port Moresby

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Ho Chi Minh Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$4671

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$540
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$419
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$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
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$558
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$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