Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.6 times more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Washington instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
$2.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
$2.22
|
|
pay 59.1% more for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
$4.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
$7.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
$4.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
$3.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
$6.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
$0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
$2.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
$2.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
$1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
$1.61
|
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pay 95.3% more for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
$3.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
$75.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
$23.88
|
|
pay 63.1% more for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
$66.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
$2,582.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
$2,028.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
$146.65
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
$2,273.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
$38,250.00
|
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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
$5.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
$11.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
$106.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
$17.18
|
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pay 62.0% more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
$74.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
$50.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
$105.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.20
|
$178.48
|
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