Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 24.0% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
|
pay 11.2% more for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
|
pay 74.1% less for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
|
pay 26.3% less for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
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