Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 17.2% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.02
|
$1.61
KMF753
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.01
|
$7.62
KMF3,570
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.22
|
$1.55
KMF725
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$1.13
KMF527
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Moroni
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$0.61
KMF286
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$5.14
KMF2,406
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.34
|
$15.61
KMF7,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.89
|
$4.80
KMF2,249
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.24
|
$2.65
KMF1,241
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$2.43
KMF1,139
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.83
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$0.24
KMF114
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$1.79
KMF838
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$1.46
KMF686
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$1.22
KMF571
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.33
|
$10.91
KMF5,112
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.42
|
$30.95
KMF14,497
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,543.16
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,544,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.04
|
$8.20
KMF3,840
|
|
pay 30.0% less for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.52
|
$155.86
KMF73,011
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,477.91
|
$696.65
KMF326,329
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,461.02
|
$578.75
KMF271,104
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.57
|
$81.96
KMF38,392
|
|
pay 88.2% more for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.66
|
$381.55
KMF178,728
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,174.17
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,307,190
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$1.57
KMF736
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$2.98
KMF1,398
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.21
|
$1.88
KMF879
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.58
|
$32.92
KMF15,422
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$6.23
KMF2,917
|
|
pay 30.8% more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.57
|
$57.88
KMF27,110
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.07
|
$57.88
KMF27,110
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.11
|
$105.03
KMF49,200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.66
|
$81.45
KMF38,155
|
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