Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 67.2% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
|
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