Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 75.5% more expensive than Pretoria.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.1% more in Port Moresby
- Groceries
-
pay 85.8% more in Port Moresby
- Transportation
-
pay 24.2% more in Port Moresby
- Housing
-
pay 4.0 times more in Port Moresby
- Childcare
-
pay 60.9% more in Port Moresby
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.4% more in Port Moresby
- Clothing
-
pay 5.4% less in Port Moresby
The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Pretoria. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 23.1% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR151.51
|
$12.38
PGK50.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR83.28
|
$7.43
PGK30.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR17.93
|
$0.80
PGK3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.44
|
$0.89
PGK3.66
|
|
pay 85.8% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.10
|
$1.49
PGK6.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR65.74
|
$2.20
PGK9.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR87.37
|
$7.01
PGK28.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR41.74
|
$3.68
PGK15.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR36.92
|
$3.28
PGK13.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.28
|
$1.56
PGK6.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.18
|
$1.19
PGK4.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR12.90
|
$1.74
PGK7.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.39
|
$2.02
PGK8.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.38
|
$1.57
PGK6.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.37
|
$1.37
PGK5.61
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR89.89
|
$4.29
PGK17.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,161.56
|
$16.69
PGK68.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR339,376.96
|
$25,877.21
PGK106,297.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR156.05
|
$22.04
PGK90.53
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR695.86
|
$309.54
PGK1,271.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,403.67
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,636.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,744.03
|
$609.17
PGK2,502.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,529.83
|
$78.11
PGK320.87
|
|
pay 60.9% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,852.62
|
$494.23
PGK2,030.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR85,363.69
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,479.08
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR42.42
|
$2.48
PGK10.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR35.49
|
$1.83
PGK7.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR52.52
|
$7.48
PGK30.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR608.35
|
$45.19
PGK185.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR138.88
|
$8.67
PGK35.60
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR872.89
|
$39.25
PGK161.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR616.13
|
$44.57
PGK183.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,641.33
|
$64.38
PGK264.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,748.16
|
$98.43
PGK404.34
|
|
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