Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 2.1 times more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 31.3% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 13.9% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 6.5 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.0% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 14.2% less in Port Moresby

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Caracas. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Port Moresby. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.5% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$12.38 PGK51.79	-17.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$7.43 PGK31.08	-38.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$0.80 PGK3.33	-55.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.89 PGK3.73	-30.8%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 31.3% more for groceries

	Caracas	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$1.49 PGK6.22	-31.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$2.20 PGK9.19	-54.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$7.01 PGK29.34	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$3.68 PGK15.41	+21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$3.28 PGK13.70	+1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$1.56 PGK6.51	-39.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$1.19 PGK5.00	+81.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$1.74 PGK7.29	+93.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$2.02 PGK8.46	+168.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$1.57 PGK6.58	+56.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$1.37 PGK5.72	+56.8%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 13.9% more for transportation

	Caracas	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.29 PGK17.94	+126.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$16.69 PGK69.81	-44.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$25,877.21 PGK108,250.93	-19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$22.04 PGK92.19	-7.4%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 6.5 times more for housing

	Caracas	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$309.54 PGK1,294.87	+731.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$2,346.03 PGK9,814.06	+494.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$609.17 PGK2,548.30	+66.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$78.11 PGK326.76	+888.5%
Average			+545.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Caracas	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$494.23 PGK2,067.47	+400.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$4,498.59 PGK18,818.74	-4.7%
Average			+198.1%

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pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$2.48 PGK10.36	+65.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$1.83 PGK7.67	-32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$7.48 PGK31.28	+130.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$45.19 PGK189.05	-37.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$8.67 PGK36.26	+44.5%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 14.2% less for clothing

	Caracas	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$39.25 PGK164.19	-34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$44.57 PGK186.46	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$64.38 PGK269.33	-43.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$98.43 PGK411.77	+18.1%
Average			-14.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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