Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 73.6% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.07
|
$9.83
PGK38.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.92
|
$8.51
PGK33.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.18
PGK4.56
|
|
pay 20.3% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.28
|
$1.49
PGK5.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.73
|
$2.66
PGK10.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$7.38
PGK28.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.95
|
$3.92
PGK15.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.30
|
$3.18
PGK12.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.13
|
$1.44
PGK5.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$1.18
PGK4.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$2.01
PGK7.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.26
|
$1.29
PGK4.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.01
|
$1.20
PGK4.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.24
|
$1.24
PGK4.81
|
|
pay 88.0% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.02
|
$4.51
PGK17.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.51
|
$38.24
PGK148.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,545.26
|
$45,390.07
PGK175,989.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.22
|
$19.29
PGK74.80
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.96
|
$378.25
PGK1,466.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND796.31
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,359.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND511.91
|
$459.57
PGK1,781.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.58
|
$107.32
PGK416.12
|
|
pay 62.1% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.59
|
$596.93
PGK2,314.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,388.75
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,598.99
|
|
pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.54
|
$3.12
PGK12.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.66
|
$3.32
PGK12.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.26
|
$7.09
PGK27.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND52.89
|
$52.20
PGK202.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$8.51
PGK33.00
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.15
|
$36.88
PGK142.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.11
|
$39.72
PGK153.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND119.45
|
$67.38
PGK261.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.66
|
$95.04
PGK368.48
|
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