Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 94.7% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.3% more in Port Moresby
- Groceries
-
pay 79.4% more in Port Moresby
- Transportation
-
pay 68.3% more in Port Moresby
- Housing
-
pay 5.0 times more in Port Moresby
- Childcare
-
pay 23.7% more in Port Moresby
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.8% more in Port Moresby
- Clothing
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pay 3.4% more in Port Moresby
The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 74.3% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR19.20
|
$12.38
PGK50.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR19.20
|
$7.43
PGK30.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.56
|
$0.80
PGK3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.26
|
$0.89
PGK3.66
|
|
pay 79.4% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.00
|
$1.49
PGK6.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR32.03
|
$2.20
PGK9.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR30.51
|
$7.01
PGK28.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR9.96
|
$3.68
PGK15.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.18
|
$3.28
PGK13.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.24
|
$1.56
PGK6.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR2.92
|
$1.19
PGK4.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.29
|
$1.74
PGK7.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.65
|
$2.02
PGK8.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR1.97
|
$1.57
PGK6.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.17
|
$1.37
PGK5.61
|
|
pay 68.3% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.50
|
$4.29
PGK17.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR48.01
|
$16.69
PGK68.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR158,441.23
|
$25,877.21
PGK106,297.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR43.21
|
$22.04
PGK90.53
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR106.81
|
$309.54
PGK1,271.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,267.19
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,636.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,571.32
|
$609.17
PGK2,502.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR211.47
|
$78.11
PGK320.87
|
|
pay 23.7% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,060.28
|
$494.23
PGK2,030.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR37,711.63
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,479.08
|
|
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR17.28
|
$2.48
PGK10.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR12.34
|
$1.83
PGK7.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR17.28
|
$7.48
PGK30.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR189.17
|
$45.19
PGK185.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR20.17
|
$8.67
PGK35.60
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR244.09
|
$39.25
PGK161.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR147.97
|
$44.57
PGK183.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR324.47
|
$64.38
PGK264.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR309.68
|
$98.43
PGK404.34
|
|
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