Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 16.4% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
|
Bridgetown
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 36.9% more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
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