Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 4.4% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
|
pay 6.8% more for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
|
pay 40.7% less for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
|
pay 36.5% more for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
|
pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
|
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