Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 12.9% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
$5.92
NT$192.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
$4.93
NT$160.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
$1.07
NT$34.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
$0.68
NT$22.18
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
$2.01
NT$65.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
$8.55
NT$278.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
$11.77
NT$383.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
$3.41
NT$111.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
$4.21
NT$136.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
$2.13
NT$69.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
$1.02
NT$33.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
$1.28
NT$41.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
$1.63
NT$53.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
$1.29
NT$42.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
$1.15
NT$37.60
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
$3.89
NT$126.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
$42.09
NT$1,370.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,070,964.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
$9.21
NT$299.87
|
|
pay 52.1% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
$26.10
NT$849.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
$624.83
NT$20,348.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
$417.75
NT$13,604.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
$69.55
NT$2,264.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
$689.69
NT$22,460.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
$16,064.75
NT$523,164.51
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
$2.14
NT$69.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
$3.21
NT$104.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
$4.28
NT$139.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
$39.68
NT$1,292.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
$10.52
NT$342.71
|
|
pay 40.4% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
$82.51
NT$2,687.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
$30.23
NT$984.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
$94.58
NT$3,080.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
$115.17
NT$3,750.52
|
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