Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 14.4% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Doha, you would:
pay 46.8% more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 82.2% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 20.2% more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 66.1% more for housing
|
Doha
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
|
Doha
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
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