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Port Moresby vs. Amman Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 57.1% more expensive than Amman.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 6.0% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 54.5% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 22.9% less in Port Moresby

The cost of groceries, housing, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Amman. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Port Moresby. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Amman Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Amman, you would:

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pay 49.4% more for restaurants

	Amman	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.05 JOD5.000	$9.48 PGK40.36	+34.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$5.92 PGK25.23	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 JOD0.350	$0.77 PGK3.28	+55.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 JOD0.260	$0.81 PGK3.46	+124.2%
Average			+49.4%

Amman vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Amman	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 JOD0.390	$1.55 PGK6.62	+185.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 JOD2.330	$2.19 PGK9.33	-33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.63 JOD3.990	$7.39 PGK31.46	+31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 JOD1.810	$3.78 PGK16.10	+48.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 JOD2.120	$2.82 PGK12.01	-5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 JOD0.670	$1.81 PGK7.72	+92.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 JOD0.580	$1.29 PGK5.49	+58.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 JOD0.450	$2.49 PGK10.60	+292.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 JOD0.240	$2.49 PGK10.60	+628.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$1.48 PGK6.32	+253.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 JOD0.250	$1.23 PGK5.22	+251.8%
Average			+163.9%

Amman vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.0% more for transportation

	Amman	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 JOD3.610	$4.14 PGK17.63	-18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.31 JOD30.000	$23.69 PGK100.90	-44.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,208.74 JOD20,000.000	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	-20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.99 JOD8.500	$24.88 PGK105.95	+107.5%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Amman	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.31 JOD22.910	$165.84 PGK706.33	+413.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$466.06 JOD330.430	$1,066.09 PGK4,540.70	+128.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$294.91 JOD209.090	$473.82 PGK2,018.09	+60.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.24 JOD57.600	$80.08 PGK341.06	-1.4%
Average			+150.3%

Amman vs. Port Moresby - Cost of housing

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pay 54.5% more for childcare

	Amman	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$265.56 JOD188.280	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	+137.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,591.38 JOD3,964.290	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	-29.0%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Amman	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.64 JOD4.000	$2.37 PGK10.09	-58.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 JOD2.910	$2.25 PGK9.59	-45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 JOD2.600	$6.75 PGK28.76	+84.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.34 JOD42.780	$73.52 PGK313.14	+21.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 JOD8.000	$10.30 PGK43.87	-8.7%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 22.9% less for clothing

	Amman	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.78 JOD39.550	$31.15 PGK132.69	-44.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.93 JOD40.360	$36.48 PGK155.39	-35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.14 JOD81.640	$76.40 PGK325.42	-33.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.27 JOD56.910	$97.73 PGK416.23	+21.8%
Average			-22.9%

Amman vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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