Port Moresby vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Moresby Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$562
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1375
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$238
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$4276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
89
😀 Quality of life
50
97
🏙️ Population
317K
5.87M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 82% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8303rd and 165th ($562 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Papua New Guinea and Singapore, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6661st and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Moresby Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.25
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.1
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$854
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.6
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.61
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.89
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.43
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.9
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4989
$27027

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