Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 51.5% more expensive than Port Moresby.
- Restaurants
-
pay 91.8% more in Road Town
- Groceries
-
pay 63.4% more in Road Town
- Transportation
-
pay 8.1% more in Road Town
- Housing
-
pay 23.9% more in Road Town
- Childcare
-
pay 52.7% more in Road Town
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 73.7% more in Road Town
- Clothing
-
pay 47.1% more in Road Town
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, clothing, and housing in Road Town are more expensive than in Port Moresby. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Road Town.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 91.8% more for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.86
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.52
|
$11.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.27
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.66
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 63.4% more for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.10
|
$4.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK9.03
|
$9.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.81
|
$8.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK15.14
|
$5.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.46
|
$4.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.39
|
$1.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.91
|
$1.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.16
|
$0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.31
|
$3.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.46
|
$2.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.61
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 8.1% more for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.62
|
$4.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK68.55
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK106,297.09
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK90.53
|
?? | |
pay 23.9% more for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,271.50
|
$125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,636.93
|
$1,666.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,502.30
|
$1,366.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK320.87
|
$124.65
|
|
pay 52.7% more for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,030.16
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,479.08
|
$10,320.00
|
|
pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.17
|
$4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.53
|
$4.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.72
|
$5.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK185.64
|
$120.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.60
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 47.1% more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK161.23
|
$47.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK183.10
|
$55.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK264.47
|
$130.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK404.34
|
$140.00
|
|
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