Cost of living comparison

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 87.4% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 16.5% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 18.0% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 58.5% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Port Moresby, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK50.77	$14.93 NZ$25.95	+20.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.46	$8.96 NZ$15.57	+20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.26	$2.57 NZ$4.47	+223.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.66	$2.15 NZ$3.75	+141.7%
Average			+101.6%

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pay 16.5% more for groceries

	Port Moresby	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.09	$1.96 NZ$3.41	+32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.01	$4.15 NZ$7.21	+88.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.77	$6.98 NZ$12.14	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.11	$6.84 NZ$11.89	+85.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.43	$5.06 NZ$8.79	+54.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.38	$1.40 NZ$2.43	-10.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.90	$1.09 NZ$1.90	-8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.15	$1.48 NZ$2.57	-15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.29	$2.61 NZ$4.54	+29.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.45	$1.01 NZ$1.76	-35.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.60	$0.84 NZ$1.46	-38.6%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.59	$6.42 NZ$11.16	+49.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.43	$127.57 NZ$221.76	+664.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,114.92	$34,339.84 NZ$59,695.52	+32.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK90.38	$18.22 NZ$31.66	-17.4%
Average			+182.3%

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pay 18.0% more for housing

	Port Moresby	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,269.32	$54.27 NZ$94.34	-82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,620.41	$1,487.35 NZ$2,585.56	-36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,498.02	$1,335.17 NZ$2,321.03	+119.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK320.32	$134.11 NZ$233.13	+71.7%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,026.68	$871.44 NZ$1,514.88	+76.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,447.41	$12,649.75 NZ$21,990.01	+181.2%
Average			+128.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.15	$7.17 NZ$12.46	+189.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.51	$3.41 NZ$5.93	+86.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.67	$24.46 NZ$42.51	+227.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK185.32	$39.85 NZ$69.27	-11.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.54	$12.24 NZ$21.28	+41.3%
Average			+106.4%

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pay 58.5% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK160.95	$75.78 NZ$131.73	+93.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK182.78	$55.09 NZ$95.77	+23.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK264.02	$119.44 NZ$207.64	+85.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK403.64	$129.60 NZ$225.29	+31.7%
Average			+58.5%

Port Moresby vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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