Cost of living comparison

 Kingston, Jamaica
compared to
 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby vs. Kingston Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 35.5% more expensive than Kingston.

Restaurants
pay 2.2% more in Port Moresby
Groceries
pay 11.0% less in Port Moresby
Transportation
pay 30.7% less in Port Moresby
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports
pay 32.5% less in Port Moresby
Clothing
pay 39.2% more in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Kingston Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.2% more for restaurants

 
Kingston
Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.52
JMD1,200.87
$12.38
PGK50.86
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.62
JMD1,376.00
$7.43
PGK30.52
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.41
JMD225.55
$0.80
PGK3.27

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pay 11.0% less for groceries

 
Kingston
Port Moresby
Bread
1 loaf
$3.54
JMD565.64
$1.49
PGK6.10
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.58
JMD1,050.12
$2.20
PGK9.03
Milk (1 gallon) $15.26
JMD2,436.69
$7.01
PGK28.81

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pay 30.7% less for transportation

 
Kingston
Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
JMD772.03
$4.29
PGK17.62
Monthly public transit pass $37.59
JMD6,004.35
$16.69
PGK68.55
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,920.30
JMD6,854,968.24
$25,877.21
PGK106,297.09

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Kingston
Port Moresby
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.89
JMD8,446.93
$309.54
PGK1,271.50
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $874.50
JMD139,669.95
$2,346.03
PGK9,636.93
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $425.21
JMD67,911.32
$609.17
PGK2,502.30

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Kingston
Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $227.66
JMD36,359.69
$494.23
PGK2,030.16
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,105.29
JMD336,243.70
$4,498.59
PGK18,479.08

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pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kingston
Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.13
JMD500.36
$2.48
PGK10.17
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.28
JMD684.04
$1.83
PGK7.53
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.77
JMD1,401.02
$7.48
PGK30.72

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pay 39.2% more for clothing

 
Kingston
Port Moresby
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$26.32
JMD4,203.05
$39.25
PGK161.23
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.59
JMD4,086.29
$44.57
PGK183.10
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$71.01
JMD11,341.55
$64.38
PGK264.47

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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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