Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 76.6% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 49.2% more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 67.6% more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 71.3% more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
|
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