Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 15.9% more expensive than Panama City.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Panama City, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
|
Panama City
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.25
PAB13.25
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
PAB8.00
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
PAB1.86
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
|
Panama City
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
PAB2.51
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.39
PAB6.39
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
PAB6.80
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
PAB2.68
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
PAB3.41
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
PAB1.48
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
PAB0.72
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
PAB1.24
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
PAB0.98
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
PAB1.15
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 11.5% more for transportation
|
Panama City
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,750.00
PAB19,750.00
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.71
PAB16.71
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Panama City
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.10
PAB52.10
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,023.81
PAB1,023.81
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$755.88
PAB755.88
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.84
PAB94.84
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 21.4% less for childcare
|
Panama City
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$439.17
PAB439.17
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,092.67
PAB10,092.67
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Panama City
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
PAB3.00
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
PAB3.59
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
PAB5.50
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.27
PAB47.27
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
|
Panama City
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.91
PAB53.91
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.78
PAB37.78
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.62
PAB87.62
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.75
PAB108.75
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
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