Port Moresby vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Port Moresby | Port Vila | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Port Moresby is 72% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 8259th and 2019th ($547 vs $1938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port Moresby compared to 0.3 months in Port Vila. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 6197th and 7447th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Port Moresby | Port Vila | |
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| 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 | ||
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| 🎟️ 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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|---|---|---|
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| 1080 km or 671 mi | Nasinu | |
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| 1769 km or 1099 mi |  Nukualofa | |
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| 1852 km or 1151 mi | Sunshine Coast | |
| 1855 km or 1152 mi | Caloundra | |
| 1883 km or 1170 mi | Caboolture | |
| 1895 km or 1178 mi | Gladstone | |
| 1900 km or 1181 mi | Southport | |
| 1901 km or 1181 mi | Brisbane | |
| 1903 km or 1182 mi | Gold Coast | |
| 1919 km or 1192 mi | Yaren | |
| 1925 km or 1196 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 1932 km or 1200 mi | Ipswich | |
| 1953 km or 1214 mi | Rockhampton | |
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