Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 99.1% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Amman, you would:
pay 88.0% more for restaurants
Amman
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$9.83
PGK38.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$8.51
PGK33.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$1.18
PGK4.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Amman
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
JOD0.380
|
$1.49
PGK5.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
JOD2.620
|
$2.66
PGK10.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
JOD4.050
|
$7.38
PGK28.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
JOD1.440
|
$3.92
PGK15.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
JOD1.880
|
$3.18
PGK12.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
JOD0.650
|
$1.44
PGK5.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
JOD0.570
|
$1.18
PGK4.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
$2.01
PGK7.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$1.29
PGK4.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
$1.20
PGK4.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$1.24
PGK4.81
|
|
pay 27.3% more for transportation
Amman
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
JOD3.730
|
$4.51
PGK17.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.39
JOD39.970
|
$38.24
PGK148.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,421.76
JOD22,980.550
|
$45,390.07
PGK175,989.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.95
JOD6.340
|
$19.29
PGK74.80
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Amman
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.63
JOD25.970
|
$378.25
PGK1,466.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$348.46
JOD246.990
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,359.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.96
JOD187.810
|
$459.57
PGK1,781.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.50
JOD42.180
|
$107.32
PGK416.12
|
|
pay 86.5% more for childcare
Amman
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.81
JOD143.040
|
$596.93
PGK2,314.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,880.81
JOD4,168.320
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,598.99
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$3.12
PGK12.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
JOD2.920
|
$3.32
PGK12.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
JOD2.500
|
$7.09
PGK27.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.42
JOD43.530
|
$52.20
PGK202.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD7.990
|
$8.51
PGK33.00
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Amman
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.16
JOD39.800
|
$36.88
PGK142.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.00
JOD43.940
|
$39.72
PGK153.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.73
JOD74.230
|
$67.38
PGK261.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.25
JOD62.550
|
$95.04
PGK368.48
|
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