Port Moresby vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Moresby Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$537
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$232
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$402
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
17
93
😀 Quality of life
53
86
🏙️ Population
317K
2.29M

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 38% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8225th and 6163rd ($537 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.7 months in Port Moresby compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6125th and 264th 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
$3.65
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$820
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3799
$13937

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$678
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