Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 5.5% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
|
Ottawa
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$28.70
|
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$15.12
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.36
|
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.28
|
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
|
Ottawa
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.91
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$10.23
|
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.88
|
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.43
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.79
|
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.66
|
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.82
|
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.93
|
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.51
|
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.75
|
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.77
|
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
|
Ottawa
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.88
|
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$131.85
|
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,829.44
|
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.94
|
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Ottawa
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$75.06
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,995.67
|
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,835.33
|
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$191.36
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
|
Ottawa
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,457.05
|
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$29,296.95
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ottawa
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.20
|
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.40
|
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$17.43
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$67.67
|
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.38
|
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
|
Ottawa
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$84.04
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$67.57
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$145.97
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$158.24
|
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
|
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