Port Moresby vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Moresby Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$557
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1373
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$245
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$447
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$421
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
17
84
😀 Quality of life
34
80
🏙️ Population
317K
3.03M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 40% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8211th and 6052nd ($557 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Papua New Guinea and Taiwan, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7532nd and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Taichung

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Port Moresby Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.03%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.6
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.5
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.1
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3923
$13638

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$2141
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$2300
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$512
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$1913
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$1060
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$745
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$1158
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$841
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$1028
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$801
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$932
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$1229
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$713
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$642
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