Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 57.3% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
|
pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
|
pay 38.3% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$98.43
PGK396.20
|
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