Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 3.6 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,745
|
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
pay 83.9% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,439
|
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,373
|
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,153
|
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,423
|
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,190
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,697
|
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,527
|
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,052
|
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,671
|
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,681
|
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,416
|
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
|
pay 12.1 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
|
pay 54.1% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,187
|
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,702
|
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,816
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
|
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