Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 9.7% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 19.8% more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
|
pay 66.1% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
|
pay 43.1% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,382.00
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
|
pay 50.1% more for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.46
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.00
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.55
|
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
|
pay 45.6% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.67
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
|
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.71
|
$98.43
PGK396.20
|
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