Port Moresby vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Moresby Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$572
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1392
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$243
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$405
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.6
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
16
94
😀 Quality of life
49
89
🏙️ Population
317K
2.44M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 54% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8199th and 4661st ($572 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.3 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6768th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Moresby Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.2
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.5
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.16%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1396
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.7
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4671
$18442

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