Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 73.5% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 79.7% more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
$20.55
CA$27.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
$10.82
CA$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 35.9% more for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
$7.33
CA$9.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
$8.50
CA$11.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
$5.57
CA$7.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 36.0% more for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
$94.40
CA$128.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
$19.29
CA$26.26
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
Port Moresby
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
$53.74
CA$73.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,945.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,789.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
$137.00
CA$186.56
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,420.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,562.82
|
|
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
$3.87
CA$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
$48.45
CA$65.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
pay 53.6% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
$60.17
CA$81.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
$48.38
CA$65.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
$104.51
CA$142.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
$113.29
CA$154.27
|
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