Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 24.7% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 60.1% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
$2.13
₫54,048
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
$6.19
₫157,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
$5.49
₫139,124
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
$1.53
₫38,796
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
$4.32
₫109,506
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
$8.53
₫216,193
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
$5.42
₫137,282
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
|
pay 68.7% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
$0.85
₫21,619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
$29.54
₫748,793
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
$4.69
₫118,906
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
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