Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 3.6 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫53,366
|
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,123
|
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,253
|
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
|
pay 79.6% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫155,028
|
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫137,368
|
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫42,860
|
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,307
|
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,888
|
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,738
|
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,161
|
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,071
|
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,339
|
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫108,123
|
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫213,464
|
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫135,549
|
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
|
pay 39.8% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,346
|
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫51,429
|
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫739,340
|
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫117,405
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
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