Port Moresby vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port Moresby	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$547	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1353	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$238	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$306
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	17	78
😀 Quality of life	51	58
🏙️ Population	317K	2.24M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 2% less expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 8259th and 8142nd ($547 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.8 months in Port Moresby compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 6197th and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Tangerang

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	Port Moresby	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.79	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$320	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.85	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3751	$7618

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430