Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 61.8% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 52.3% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 33.3% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Taipei
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
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