Cost of living comparison

Apia, Samoa

compared to

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 3.4% cheaper than Apia.

Restaurants: pay 53.5% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 57.2% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 2.7% more in Port Moresby

The cost of groceries and clothing in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Apia. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.5% less for restaurants

	Apia	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$59.13 WST165.55	$12.38 PGK51.59	-79.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 WST30.01	$7.43 PGK30.96	-30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 WST6.00	$0.80 PGK3.32	-62.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 WST4.26	$0.89 PGK3.71	-41.4%
Average			-53.5%

Apia vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.2% more for groceries

	Apia	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 WST1.98	$1.49 PGK6.19	+109.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.20 PGK9.16
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 WST18.76	$7.01 PGK29.23	+4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$3.68 PGK15.35
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.28 PGK13.65
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.56 PGK6.48
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.19 PGK4.98
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.74 PGK7.26
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.02 PGK8.42
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.57 PGK6.55
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.37 PGK5.69
Average			+57.2%

Apia vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Apia	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.29 PGK17.87
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.69 PGK69.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,877.21 PGK107,829.80
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$22.04 PGK91.84

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Apia	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$309.54 PGK1,289.83
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$2,346.03 PGK9,775.88
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$609.17 PGK2,538.39
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$78.11 PGK325.49

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Apia	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$494.23 PGK2,059.43
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,498.59 PGK18,745.53

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pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Apia	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 WST15.00	$2.48 PGK10.32	-53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.61 WST4.50	$1.83 PGK7.64	+14.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$7.48 PGK31.16
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$45.19 PGK188.32
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.67 PGK36.12
Average			-19.9%

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pay 2.7% more for clothing

	Apia	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.56 WST127.56	$39.25 PGK163.55	-13.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.45 WST102.05	$44.57 PGK185.74	+22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.34 WST191.34	$64.38 PGK268.28	-5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.11 WST255.12	$98.43 PGK410.17	+8.0%
Average			+2.7%

Apia vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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