Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 2.9 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 76.8% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY33.91
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.47
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.29
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY119.87
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY121.91
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY55.91
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY83.70
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.33
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.38
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY14.87
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY15.87
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY8.94
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.48
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY153.75
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY277.11
|
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,511,530.93
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY186.42
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY354.14
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,329.57
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY11,884.78
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,732.90
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,462.60
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY258,145.77
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 81.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY98.25
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY75.87
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.45
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,191.33
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY151.15
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,556.34
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,435.95
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,002.91
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,685.87
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
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