Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 32.4% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 73.3% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 30.6% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
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