Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 14.2% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 22.4% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 3.1% less in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 7.1% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 41.3% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 31.4% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 0.6% more in Port Moresby

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Port Moresby.

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Port Moresby vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 22.4% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$7.78 PGK35.27	+65.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$5.56 PGK25.19	-1.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$0.75 PGK3.40	-18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.67 PGK3.02	+2.2%
Average			+22.4%

Taipei vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1% less for groceries

	Taipei	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.52 PGK6.89	-24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$4.32 PGK19.58	-56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$7.10 PGK32.19	-38.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$3.69 PGK16.74	+35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$2.58 PGK11.71	-41.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.95 PGK8.86	-12.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$1.44 PGK6.55	-4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$3.29 PGK14.93	+137.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$2.92 PGK13.26	+44.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$1.51 PGK6.86	+21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$1.31 PGK5.94	+25.9%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 7.1% more for transportation

	Taipei	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$3.78 PGK17.13	-4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$22.22 PGK100.78	-41.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+49.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$23.34 PGK105.81	+160.8%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 41.3% more for housing

	Taipei	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$91.68 PGK415.70	+234.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$1,603.86 PGK7,272.63	+58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$555.61 PGK2,519.39	+15.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$89.65 PGK406.51	+35.3%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 31.4% less for childcare

	Taipei	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$842.47 PGK3,820.15	+27.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$6,176.41 PGK28,006.71	-63.0%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$3.00 PGK13.60	+6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$2.47 PGK11.21	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$6.45 PGK29.22	+64.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$61.49 PGK278.81	+49.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$8.89 PGK40.31	-8.6%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 0.6% more for clothing

	Taipei	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$32.73 PGK148.39	-48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$31.67 PGK143.61	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$136.12 PGK617.25	+60.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$163.90 PGK743.22	+56.0%
Average			+0.6%

Taipei vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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