New York City vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4207
$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$9179
$1392
🏠 One person rent
$2718
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$4382
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$875
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$373
$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5229
$197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
16
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
8.8M
317K

The cost of living in New York City is 635% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 4th and 8199th ($4207 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 18th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Port Moresby

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New York City Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.6
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.27
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.88
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3712
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2223
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5056
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3881
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17512
$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9335
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$134
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.55
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.96
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.77
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.7
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23.4
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.9
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.99
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.2
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.7
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2132
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21999
$4671

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$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2803
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2868
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2803
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2533
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2503
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3188

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Distance City Cost of living
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$558
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$1695
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$506
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$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