Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 97.9% more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 31.2% more for restaurants
Yerevan
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.08
AMD3,911.37
|
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
AMD3,008.75
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AMD394.21
|
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD232.84
|
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Yerevan
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
AMD297.83
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.11
AMD1,596.46
|
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
AMD2,260.24
|
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
AMD888.07
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
AMD1,270.35
|
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD203.27
|
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD315.62
|
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AMD300.63
|
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
AMD346.49
|
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD117.14
|
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.70
|
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Yerevan
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AMD1,990.08
|
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.34
AMD4,011.66
|
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,015.91
AMD12,034,994.60
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.29
AMD1,664.84
|
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Yerevan
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.14
AMD8,591.17
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.29
AMD375,333.02
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$640.24
AMD248,429.32
|
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.86
AMD34,481.87
|
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
|
pay 14.4% more for childcare
Yerevan
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.47
AMD119,695.87
|
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,316.23
AMD3,226,917.85
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
|
pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports
Yerevan
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
AMD802.33
|
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
AMD1,355.03
|
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
AMD1,002.92
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.09
AMD32,242.69
|
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.75
AMD3,008.75
|
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
|
pay 46.6% less for clothing
Yerevan
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.13
AMD36,137.90
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.89
AMD24,015.56
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.82
AMD51,538.23
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.67
AMD46,046.94
|
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Port Moresby or Yerevan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.