Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 87.0% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 60.1% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 29.0% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Port Moresby

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

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Port Moresby vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$7.78 PGK35.37	+304.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$5.56 PGK25.27	+20.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$0.75 PGK3.41	+39.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$0.67 PGK3.03	+101.0%
Average			+121.8%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$1.52 PGK6.91	+41.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$4.32 PGK19.64	-28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$7.10 PGK32.28	+15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$3.69 PGK16.78	+127.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$2.58 PGK11.75	+57.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$1.95 PGK8.88	+43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$1.44 PGK6.57	+150.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$3.29 PGK14.97	+355.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$2.92 PGK13.29	+407.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$1.51 PGK6.88	+177.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$1.31 PGK5.96	+148.4%
Average			+102.8%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.1% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$3.78 PGK17.18	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	$22.22 PGK101.06	+92.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+62.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$23.34 PGK106.12	+302.2%
Average			+60.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$91.68 PGK416.89	+776.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+173.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+86.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$89.65 PGK407.67	+13.1%
Average			+118.0%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of housing

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pay 29.0% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+92.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-73.8%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$3.00 PGK13.64	+190.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$2.47 PGK11.24	+36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$6.45 PGK29.31	+423.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$61.49 PGK279.61	+137.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$8.89 PGK40.43	+156.6%
Average			+144.1%

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$32.73 PGK148.82	-36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$31.67 PGK144.02	-8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$136.12 PGK619.02	+48.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$163.90 PGK745.35	+73.2%
Average			+10.6%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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