Jakarta vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$1392
🏠 One person rent
$315
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$197
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
16
😀 Quality of life
70
49
🏙️ Population
11.1M
317K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 20% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 7328th and 8199th ($684 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 4224th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Port Moresby

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Jakarta Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$4671

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$556
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$391
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$609
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$467
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$488
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$551
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$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
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$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
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$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
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$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

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$558
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$1695
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$506
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$1839
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$1422
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1422
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$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
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$1766
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$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
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$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$522
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$513
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1288
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$2172
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$783
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$514
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$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
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$1796