Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 85.5% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Lima, you would:
pay 57.5% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.81
|
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.11
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.14
|
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.93
|
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.19
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.00
|
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.77
|
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.25
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.52
|
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.32
|
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.42
|
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.42
|
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN87,812.17
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.36
|
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN100.70
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,182.00
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,378.80
|
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN166.83
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
|
pay 44.4% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN810.05
|
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,639.12
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.93
|
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.09
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN115.68
|
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.14
|
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
|
Lima
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.22
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN132.62
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN323.02
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN357.68
|
$98.43
PGK396.20
|
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