Port Moresby vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port Moresby	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$572	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1392	$2515
🏠 One person rent	$243	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$653
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$1212
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	16	93
😀 Quality of life	49	87
🏙️ Population	317K	2.35M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 39% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8199th and 6085th ($572 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6768th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Taoyuan

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	Port Moresby	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.2	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.16%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.7	$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.5	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4671	$17081

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$558
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1695
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1839
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1422
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$494
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1861
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$506
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1864
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1988
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2269
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1813
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2352
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$506
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2062
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$512
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$522
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1288
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$783
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$514
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$437
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1865
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1928
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$882
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$937
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$709
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$796
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$997
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$957
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$888
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$879
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$889
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$910
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$668
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$910
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$841
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$654
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$634
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$630
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$903
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$723
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$705
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$763
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$682
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$634
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$697
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$698
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$610
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$465
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$602
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$667
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$617
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$464