Port Moresby vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port Moresby	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$537	$545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$232	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$511
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.4	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$402	$376
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	17	80
😀 Quality of life	53	47
🏙️ Population	317K	1.64M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 2% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8225th and 8159th ($537 vs $545) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port Moresby compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs South Tangerang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 6125th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs South Tangerang

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	Port Moresby	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.65	$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	8.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$1826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$820	$912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.5	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.93	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.7	$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3799	$8139

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$522
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1397
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$446
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1249
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1425
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$495
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1859
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$504
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1816
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1881
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2356
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1785
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2011
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$508
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2943
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$506
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1160
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1164
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$514
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$506
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1354
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$744
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$505
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$431
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1597
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1648
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$718
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$393
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$512
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$547
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$493
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$512
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$422
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$495
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$426
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$479
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$403
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$383
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$440
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$521
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$479
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$427
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$459
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$403
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$522
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$383
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$454
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$469
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$444
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$442
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511