Port Moresby vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Moresby Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$566
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$245
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
17
93
😀 Quality of life
51
84
🏙️ Population
317K
2.33M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 40% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8120th and 5995th ($566 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.4 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6522nd and 482nd 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
$4.01
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$300
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.16%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$954
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.25
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.98
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.64
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.3
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4033
$14970

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$894
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$628
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$700
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$671
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