Houston vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Houston | Port Moresby | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Houston is 314% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 1229th and 8259th ($2265 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st in the United States and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check the United States vs Papua New Guinea comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 97th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Houston vs Port Moresby
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| Houston | Port Moresby | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Pasadena | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Pearland | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Missouri | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Deer Park | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Sugar Land | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Spring | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Friendswood | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | La Porte | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Baytown | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | League | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alvin | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Rosenberg | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | The Woodlands | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Texas City | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Conroe | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Galveston | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Lake Jackson | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Huntsville | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Beaumont | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | College Station | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Bryan | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Port Arthur | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Lufkin | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Victoria | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sulphur | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Lake Charles | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Nacogdoches | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Pflugerville | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Austin | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Round Rock | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Temple | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Kyle | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Georgetown | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | San Marcos | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Cedar Park | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Seguin | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Leander | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Waco | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Harker Heights | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | New Braunfels |
Cities near Port Moresby
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 306 km or 190 mi |  Lae | |
| 841 km or 523 mi |  Cairns | |
| 1050 km or 652 mi |  Jayapura | |
| 1088 km or 676 mi | Townsville | |
| 1404 km or 872 mi |  Honiara | |
| 1489 km or 925 mi | Auki | |
| 1586 km or 986 mi | Rockhampton | |
| 1656 km or 1029 mi | Gladstone | |
| 1734 km or 1077 mi | Manokwari | |
| 1796 km or 1116 mi | Bundaberg | |
| 1810 km or 1125 mi | Darwin | |
| 1859 km or 1155 mi | Hervey Bay | |
| 2003 km or 1244 mi | Sorong | |
| 2008 km or 1248 mi | Sunshine Coast | |
| 2026 km or 1259 mi | Caloundra | |
| 2049 km or 1273 mi | Caboolture | |
| 2071 km or 1287 mi | Toowoomba | |
| 2093 km or 1301 mi | Brisbane | |
| 2101 km or 1306 mi | Ipswich | |
| 2119 km or 1317 mi | Alice Springs | |
| 2157 km or 1341 mi | Southport | |
| 2163 km or 1344 mi | Gold Coast | |
| 2192 km or 1362 mi | Ambon | |
| 2235 km or 1389 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 2273 km or 1413 mi |  Luganville | |
| 2276 km or 1414 mi |  Baucau | |
| 2342 km or 1455 mi |  Melekeok | |
| 2343 km or 1456 mi | Ngerulmud | |
| 2371 km or 1473 mi | Dili | |
| 2376 km or 1477 mi | Ainaro | |
| 2384 km or 1481 mi | Armidale | |
| 2397 km or 1489 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 2403 km or 1493 mi |  Yaren | |
| 2407 km or 1496 mi | Maliana | |
| 2461 km or 1529 mi | Port Vila | |
| 2470 km or 1535 mi | Ternate | |
| 2487 km or 1545 mi |  Paita | |
| 2495 km or 1550 mi | Dumbea | |
| 2502 km or 1554 mi | Noumea | |
| 2512 km or 1561 mi | Port Macquarie |