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Port Moresby vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 53.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 85.5% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 64.3% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 6.5% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 33.3% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 17.8% less in Port Moresby

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Port Moresby. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 85.5% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$9.48 PGK40.61	+205.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$5.92 PGK25.38	-4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$0.77 PGK3.30	-2.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$0.81 PGK3.48	+143.7%
Average			+85.5%

Bangkok vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.3% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$1.55 PGK6.66	+8.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$2.19 PGK9.39	-74.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$7.39 PGK31.66	+2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$3.78 PGK16.21	+65.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$2.82 PGK12.09	+104.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$1.81 PGK7.76	+13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$1.29 PGK5.53	+57.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$2.49 PGK10.67	+143.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$2.49 PGK10.67	+191.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$1.48 PGK6.36	+105.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$1.23 PGK5.25	+88.7%
Average			+64.3%

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pay 6.5% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$4.14 PGK17.74	-11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	$23.69 PGK101.54	-36.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	-39.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$24.88 PGK106.61	+113.9%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$165.84 PGK710.76	+880.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$1,066.09 PGK4,569.17	+57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$473.82 PGK2,030.74	+47.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$80.08 PGK343.20	+16.6%
Average			+250.7%

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pay 33.3% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	+3.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	-70.3%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$2.37 PGK10.15	-15.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$2.25 PGK9.65	-11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$6.75 PGK28.94	+53.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	$73.52 PGK315.10	+44.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$10.30 PGK44.14	+27.8%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 17.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$31.15 PGK133.52	-47.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$36.48 PGK156.37	-4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$76.40 PGK327.46	-26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$97.73 PGK418.84	+6.8%
Average			-17.8%

Bangkok vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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