Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 2.6 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Praia, you would:
pay 48.4% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE523.03
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.60
|
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.40
|
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
|
pay 47.8% more for groceries
Praia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.67
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE549.34
|
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE365.81
|
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE241.76
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.98
|
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.57
|
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.23
|
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.30
|
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
|
pay 33.6% more for transportation
Praia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE579.79
|
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,092.13
|
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,689,879.05
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,295.13
|
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Praia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,944.30
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,906.29
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,061.73
|
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,324.48
|
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,690.81
|
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,595.16
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
|
pay 57.1% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE229.42
|
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE150.09
|
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,822.71
|
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE597.75
|
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
Praia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,988.75
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,970.01
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,955.02
|
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
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