Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 27.8% cheaper than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 35.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 32.3% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 1.2% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 46.7% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 34.2% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.0% less for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$2.97 THB98.83	-61.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	$6.98 THB232.24	+25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$0.65 THB21.64	-13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$0.35 THB11.72	-47.1%
Average			-35.0%

Port Moresby vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.3% less for groceries

	Port Moresby	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$1.48 THB49.16	-2.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	$8.63 THB287.02	+99.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$7.27 THB241.89	+2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$2.56 THB85.32	-30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$1.63 THB54.28	-36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$1.77 THB58.85	-9.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$0.81 THB26.83	-44.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	$1.24 THB41.35	-62.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$0.87 THB29.09	-70.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$0.78 THB26.00	-48.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$0.69 THB23.01	-47.2%
Average			-32.3%

Port Moresby vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.2% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	$5.32 THB176.90	+40.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	$34.98 THB1,163.67	+57.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$31,193.83 THB1M	-37.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	$10.55 THB350.83	-54.8%
Average			+1.2%

Port Moresby vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.7% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	$17.88 THB594.63	-80.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$675.80 THB22,480.48	-57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$346.10 THB11,513.16	-37.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$82.03 THB2,728.64	-8.5%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 34.2% more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	$568.31 THB18,904.94	-32.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	$16,500.59 THB549K	+167.2%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$2.67 THB88.94	-10.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$2.79 THB92.95	+13.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	$4.60 THB153.18	-28.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	$58.43 THB1,943.57	-5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	$7.58 THB252.00	-14.8%
Average			-8.1%

Port Moresby vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+116.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$97.05 THB3,228.30	-28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	$109.92 THB3,656.54	-32.9%
Average			+8.8%

Port Moresby vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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