Cost of living comparison
London is 2.8 times more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in London instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
London
|
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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
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$2.46
£1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$2.07
£1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$5.65
£4.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
$6.31
£5.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
$4.45
£3.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
$4.26
£3.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$1.79
£1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
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pay 5.1 times more for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
$7.39
£5.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
$258.31
£205.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
$35.26
£28.06
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
$41.63
£33.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
$2,834.46
£2,255.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
$2,063.73
£1,642.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
$263.90
£210.00
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
$2,333.60
£1,857.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
$27,892.30
£22,195.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$8.27
£6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
$19.76
£15.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
$65.66
£52.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$16.14
£12.85
|
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pay 69.1% more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
$96.94
£77.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
$50.55
£40.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
$114.87
£91.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
$135.36
£107.72
|
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