Cost of living comparison

P'yongyang, North Korea

compared to

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 5.0 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 39.9% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 40.1% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 17.2 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% less in Port Moresby

The cost of housing and groceries in Port Moresby are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Port Moresby. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of P'yongyang, you would:

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pay 39.9% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$12.38 PGK51.03
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$7.43 PGK30.62
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$0.80 PGK3.28	-62.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$0.89 PGK3.67	-16.8%
Average			-39.9%

P'yongyang vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.1% more for groceries

	P'yongyang	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$1.49 PGK6.12	-32.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.20 PGK9.06
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$7.01 PGK28.91	+106.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$3.68 PGK15.19	+46.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.28 PGK13.50
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.56 PGK6.41
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.19 PGK4.92
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.74 PGK7.18
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.02 PGK8.33
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.57 PGK6.48
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.37 PGK5.63
Average			+40.1%

P'yongyang vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.29 PGK17.68
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.69 PGK68.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$22.04 PGK90.83

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pay 17.2 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$309.54 PGK1,275.76
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	+2636.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	+610.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$78.11 PGK321.94
Average			+1623.3%

P'yongyang vs. Port Moresby - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$494.23 PGK2,036.96
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$2.48 PGK10.21	-80.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$1.83 PGK7.55	+71.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$7.48 PGK30.82
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$45.19 PGK186.26
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.67 PGK35.72
Average			-4.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$39.25 PGK161.77
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$44.57 PGK183.71
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$64.38 PGK265.36
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$98.43 PGK405.69

P'yongyang vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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