Cost of living comparison

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

compared to

The Valley, Anguilla

The Valley vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

The Valley is 67.1% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in The Valley
Groceries: pay 71.0% more in The Valley
Transportation: pay 62.8% more in The Valley
Housing: pay 47.6% more in The Valley
Childcare: pay 52.8% less in The Valley
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.0% more in The Valley

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing in The Valley are more expensive than in Port Moresby. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in The Valley.

The Valley vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

If you lived in The Valley instead of Port Moresby, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	The Valley
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK50.86	$20.00 EC$54.05	+61.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.52	$10.00 EC$27.03	+34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.27	$3.50 EC$9.46	+339.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.66	$4.00 EC$10.81	+348.7%
Average			+196.1%

Port Moresby vs. The Valley - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.0% more for groceries

	Port Moresby	The Valley
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.10	$3.50 EC$9.47	+135.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.03	$11.02 EC$29.79	+401.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.81	$6.60 EC$17.84	-5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.14	$2.22 EC$6.00	-39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.46	$7.38 EC$19.93	+125.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.39	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.91	$0.93 EC$2.50	-22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.16	$1.11 EC$3.00	-36.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.31	$2.22 EC$6.00	+9.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.46	??
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.61	??
Average			+71.0%

Port Moresby vs. The Valley - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.8% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	The Valley
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.62	$6.50 EC$17.57	+51.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.55	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,297.09	$45,000.00 EC$121,614.75	+73.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK90.53	??
Average			+62.8%

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pay 47.6% more for housing

	Port Moresby	The Valley
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,271.50	$55.00 EC$148.64	-82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,636.93	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,502.30	$800.00 EC$2,162.04	+31.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK320.87	$229.41 EC$620.00	+193.7%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 52.8% less for childcare

	Port Moresby	The Valley
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,030.16	$100.00 EC$270.25	-79.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,479.08	$3,336.00 EC$9,015.71	-25.8%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	The Valley
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.17	$4.00 EC$10.81	+61.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.53	$5.00 EC$13.51	+172.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.72	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK185.64	$45.00 EC$121.61	-0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.60	??
Average			+78.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Port Moresby	The Valley
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK161.23	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK183.10	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK264.47	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK404.34	??

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