Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 29.9% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay 47.1% more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
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