Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 19.9% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU616.46
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU413.54
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU82.76
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU64.42
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 28.1% more for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU114.14
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU257.77
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU182.08
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU190.15
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU184.07
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU53.35
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU43.20
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU27.44
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU71.20
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU35.87
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU35.20
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 39.6% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU296.70
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,054.86
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,302.78
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU24,805.13
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU17,972.13
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,275.72
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU16,559.82
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU146.53
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU162.37
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU215.76
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,506.33
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU431.52
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,846.92
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
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