Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 62.2% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Castries, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
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