Cost of living comparison

Saint Kitts and Nevis

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Basseterre Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 0.8% cheaper than Basseterre.

Restaurants: pay 60.8% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 6.8% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 39.2% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.3% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 37.8% less in Port Moresby

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Basseterre. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Port Moresby.

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Port Moresby vs. Basseterre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.8% less for restaurants

	Basseterre	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$7.78 PGK35.37	-58.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$5.56 PGK25.27	-60.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$0.75 PGK3.41	-63.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.67 PGK3.03	-70.8%
Average			-60.8%

Basseterre vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

	Basseterre	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.52 PGK6.91	-58.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.32 PGK19.64
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$7.10 PGK32.28	-23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$3.69 PGK16.78	-33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$2.58 PGK11.75	-38.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$1.95 PGK8.88	-3.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$1.44 PGK6.57	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$3.29 PGK14.97
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$2.92 PGK13.29	+74.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$1.51 PGK6.88	+50.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.31 PGK5.96	+56.2%
Average			-6.8%

Basseterre vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Basseterre	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.78 PGK17.18
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.22 PGK101.06
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$50,004.77 PGK227K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.34 PGK106.12

Basseterre vs. Port Moresby - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.2% more for housing

	Basseterre	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$91.68 PGK416.89
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+129.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$648.77 EC$1,753.33	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	-14.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.53 EC$179.80	$89.65 PGK407.67	+34.7%
Average			+39.2%

Basseterre vs. Port Moresby - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Basseterre	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$842.47 PGK3,831.07
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83

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pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Basseterre	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$3.00 PGK13.64	+47.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.47 PGK11.24	-33.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$6.45 PGK29.31
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$61.49 PGK279.61	+66.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$8.89 PGK40.43	+41.3%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 37.8% less for clothing

	Basseterre	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$32.73 PGK148.82	-63.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$31.67 PGK144.02
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$136.12 PGK619.02	+5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$163.90 PGK745.35
Average			-37.8%

Basseterre vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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