Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 4.6 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Port Moresby
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
|
pay 57.4% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
|
pay 90.6% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
|
pay 11.7 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
|
pay 24.0% less for clothing
Maseru
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
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