Cost of living comparison

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

compared to

Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 22.4% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 26.9% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 20.6% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 51.9% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in Taipei

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

Taipei vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.1% less for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK51.06	$6.18 NT$200.16	-50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.64	$5.01 NT$162.13	-32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.28	$1.00 NT$32.51	+26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.68	$0.68 NT$21.99	-23.8%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 26.9% more for groceries

	Port Moresby	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.13	$1.86 NT$60.16	+25.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.06	$8.37 NT$271.10	+281.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.93	$10.77 NT$348.65	+53.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.20	$2.72 NT$87.97	-26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.51	$4.37 NT$141.34	+33.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.42	$2.06 NT$66.75	+32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.93	$1.01 NT$32.79	-15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.19	$1.25 NT$40.36	-28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.34	$1.56 NT$50.34	-23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.48	$1.30 NT$42.06	-17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.64	$1.11 NT$35.93	-18.8%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 20.6% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.69	$3.68 NT$119.28	-14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.82	$37.10 NT$1,200.95	+122.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,716.02	$34,750.62 NT$1,124,891.35	+34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK90.89	$8.81 NT$285.23	-60.0%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 51.9% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,276.51	$24.04 NT$778.14	-92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,674.91	$630.95 NT$20,424.08	-73.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,512.17	$465.35 NT$15,063.66	-23.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK322.13	$63.62 NT$2,059.42	-18.6%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,038.16	$610.09 NT$19,748.98	+23.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,551.91	$18,275.33 NT$591,579.87	+306.2%
Average			+164.8%

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pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.21	$2.63 NT$85.07	+6.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.56	$3.05 NT$98.65	+66.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.84	$3.71 NT$120.10	-50.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK186.37	$38.32 NT$1,240.32	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.74	$9.89 NT$320.25	+14.2%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK161.86	$56.02 NT$1,813.44	+42.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK183.82	$31.15 NT$1,008.45	-30.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK265.51	$85.26 NT$2,759.88	+32.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK405.93	$103.43 NT$3,348.11	+5.1%
Average			+12.5%

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