Port Moresby vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Moresby Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$566
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$1649
🏠 One person rent
$245
$319
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$522
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$444
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
17
74
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
317K
2.96M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 21% less expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 8120th and 7006th ($566 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Papua New Guinea and the Philippines, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Port Moresby compared to 0.6 months in Quezon. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 6522nd and 4889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Moresby Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$300
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.16%
8.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$2315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$954
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.25
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.98
$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.64
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.3
$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.4
$35.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$78.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4033
$2716

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$1697
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$1710
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$1662
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$1455
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$2140
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$2297
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$502
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$2471
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$1882
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$1175
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$520
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$513
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$1184
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$1988
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$512
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$742
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$790
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$568
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$555
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$642
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$674
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$432
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$1009
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$785
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$657
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$760
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$807
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$561
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$570
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$651
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$511
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$540
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$628
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$536
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$525
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$692
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$617
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$519
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$630
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$613
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$414
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$575
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$616
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$542
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$609
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$535
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$531
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$425
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$598
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$471
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$448
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$532