Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 26.1% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 72.7% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 37.1% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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