Cost of living comparison
Lima is 19.6% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Lima instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
|
pay 61.1% less for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
|
pay 7.3% more for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
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