Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 41.2% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 75.1% more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
$10.32
€9.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
$54.15
€49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
$36,133.87
€33,212.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
$14.65
€13.46
|
|
pay 0.1% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
$33.64
€30.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
$1,370.72
€1,259.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
$989.21
€909.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
$123.32
€113.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
$543.23
€499.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
$9,978.95
€9,172.15
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
$3.79
€3.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
$6.12
€5.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
$48.46
€44.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 50.5% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
$83.95
€77.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
$33.93
€31.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
$87.19
€80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
$99.93
€91.85
|
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