Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 53.8% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
|
pay 3.5% more for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
|
pay 21.8% less for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
|
pay 76.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
|
pay 67.2% more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
|
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