Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 2.4 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
|
pay 81.4% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
|
pay 92.2% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
|
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
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