Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

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Vietnam

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

Ho Chi Minh City is 46.5% cheaper than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 54.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 50.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 37.5% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 54.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 40.9% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.0% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 9.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.9% less for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$1.92 ₫49,832	-75.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	$4.62 ₫120K	-16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$0.54 ₫13,905	-28.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$0.33 ₫8,590	-50.2%
Average			-54.9%

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

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pay 50.7% less for groceries

	Port Moresby	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$1.08 ₫27,843	-29.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	$6.05 ₫157K	+40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$6.13 ₫159K	-13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$1.62 ₫42,008	-56.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$1.64 ₫42,570	-36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$1.36 ₫35,261	-30.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$0.58 ₫14,953	-60.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	$0.72 ₫18,715	-78.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$0.58 ₫14,918	-80.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$0.54 ₫14,104	-64.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$0.53 ₫13,662	-59.7%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 37.5% less for transportation

	Port Moresby	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	$3.55 ₫91,950	-6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	$11.55 ₫299K	-48.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$30,715.02 ₫795M	-38.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	$5.80 ₫150K	-75.1%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 54.1% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	$10.46 ₫271K	-88.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$585.86 ₫15M	-63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$297.81 ₫8M	-46.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$79.24 ₫2M	-11.6%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 40.9% more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	$438.36 ₫11M	-48.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	$23,561.82 ₫610M	+281.5%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$1.03 ₫26,762	-65.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$1.81 ₫46,978	-26.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	$1.23 ₫31,892	-80.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	$25.91 ₫671K	-57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	$3.46 ₫89,697	-61.0%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 9.6% less for clothing

	Port Moresby	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$51.59 ₫1M	+57.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	$34.61 ₫896K	+9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$91.59 ₫2M	-32.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	$94.62 ₫2M	-42.3%
Average			-9.6%

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

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