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Best places to live in Papua

12 places and 1,085,288 residents in Papua, Indonesia, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional overview: population, geography and modelled indicators for costs, schools and safety.

7#7 Nabire6#6 Wamena5#5 Sentani4#4 Jayapura3#3 Merauke2#2 Abepura1#1 Timika
Young family fit across Papua, one dot per place; numbers mark the top 10.weakerbest fit not ranked

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For young families

  1. 1Timika
    Papua, 142,909 residents    72
  2. 2Abepura
    Papua, 62,248 residents    72
  3. 3Merauke
    Papua, 116,864 residents    69
  4. 4Jayapura
    Papua, 410,852 residents    65
  5. 5Sentani
    Papua, 44,779 residents    58
  6. 6Wamena
    Papua, 66,080 residents    53
  7. 7Nabire
    Papua, 99,848 residents    53

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For retired couples

  1. 1Jayapura
    Papua, 410,852 residents    78
  2. 2Abepura
    Papua, 62,248 residents    74
  3. 3Timika
    Papua, 142,909 residents    73
  4. 4Merauke
    Papua, 116,864 residents    72
  5. 5Nabire
    Papua, 99,848 residents    70
  6. 6Sentani
    Papua, 44,779 residents    61
  7. 7Wamena
    Papua, 66,080 residents    51

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For remote workers

  1. 1Jayapura
    Papua, 410,852 residents    81
  2. 2Abepura
    Papua, 62,248 residents    76
  3. 3Timika
    Papua, 142,909 residents    68
  4. 4Merauke
    Papua, 116,864 residents    68
  5. 5Sentani
    Papua, 44,779 residents    64
  6. 6Biak
    Papua, 41,731 residents    63
  7. 7Nabire
    Papua, 99,848 residents    57
  8. 8Wamena
    Papua, 66,080 residents    56
  9. 9Mulia
    Papua, 35,884 residents    52
  10. 10Tiom
    Papua, 21,324 residents    51

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For commuters

  1. 1Jayapura
    Papua, 410,852 residents    84
  2. 2Timika
    Papua, 142,909 residents    70
  3. 3Abepura
    Papua, 62,248 residents    68
  4. 4Merauke
    Papua, 116,864 residents    67
  5. 5Sentani
    Papua, 44,779 residents    58
  6. 6Biak
    Papua, 41,731 residents    47

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For single professionals

  1. 1Jayapura
    Papua, 410,852 residents    73
  2. 2Timika
    Papua, 142,909 residents    50
  3. 3Abepura
    Papua, 62,248 residents    47
  4. 4Merauke
    Papua, 116,864 residents    44
  5. 5Sentani
    Papua, 44,779 residents    39
  6. 6Biak
    Papua, 41,731 residents    13

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Jayapura
    Papua, 410,852 residents    72
  2. 2Abepura
    Papua, 62,248 residents    62
  3. 3Sentani
    Papua, 44,779 residents    59
  4. 4Timika
    Papua, 142,909 residents    57
  5. 5Merauke
    Papua, 116,864 residents    55
  6. 6Nabire
    Papua, 99,848 residents    49
  7. 7Wamena
    Papua, 66,080 residents    44
  8. 8Biak
    Papua, 41,731 residents    44
  9. 9Mulia
    Papua, 35,884 residents    36
  10. 10Agats
    Papua, 23,869 residents    32

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All profiles in Papua

ProfileTop placeScorePlaces that pass
Young familyTimika727
Low-income householdJayapura7512
Low-income familyTimika737
Single parentTimika757
Pensioner coupleJayapura787
Single pensionerJayapura807
Early retireeAbepura7212
Single professionalJayapura736
Young professionalJayapura756
DINKSJayapura736
Remote workerJayapura8112
CommuterJayapura846
Car-free householdJayapura816
StudentSentani573
First-home buyerJayapura727
Budget-constrained moverJayapura7212
Urban lifestyle seekerJayapura736
Expat professionalJayapura7412
Healthcare-first moverJayapura807
Nature-focused householdFakfak8112
Cross-border commuterJayapura6312
Outdoor and mountain loverFakfak8112
Rural value seekerFakfak6412
High-net-worth moverJayapura7512
Lottery winnerJayapura7412
Climate-resilient relocationSentani7212
Coastal livingAbepura809
Business ownerJayapura7912
Digital nativeJayapura616

Towns of 30,000+ in Papua