Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 86.0% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
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pay 10.1% less for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
$6.95
£5.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
$3.80
£3.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
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pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
$7.66
£6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
$72.11
£57.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
$17.18
£13.67
|
|
pay 24.8% more for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
$968.65
£770.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$6.33
£5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$5.05
£4.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
$52.74
£41.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$12.27
£9.76
|
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pay 26.6% more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
$70.17
£55.84
|
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