New York City vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4051
$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8925
$1373
🏠 One person rent
$2620
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$4454
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$807
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5777
$421
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
17
😀 Quality of life
97
34
🏙️ Population
8.8M
317K

The cost of living in New York City is 628% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5th and 8211th ($4051 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 0.8 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 13th and 7532nd 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
$24.7
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.78
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$6.22
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2702
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2361
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5005
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3996
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.3
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$19111
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$138
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.43
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$7.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.97
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$144
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.8
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$18.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1717
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20585
$3923

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$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108

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Distance City Cost of living
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$541
841 km or 523 mi Cairns
$1442
1050 km or 652 mi Jayapura
$459
1088 km or 676 mi Townsville
$1303
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1459
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1464
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1615
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$522
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1689
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1756
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$532
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1754
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1925
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2491
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1877
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1533
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2141
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2300
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$535
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1958
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$3054
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$511
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1168
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1169
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$521
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$512
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1289
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$629
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$511
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$2349
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$466
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1693
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1700
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1755
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1661