Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 77.3% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 10.7% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL587
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL706
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL329
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL107
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 21.8% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL730
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 37.9% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL254
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL172
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL812
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
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