Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 2.1 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 51.1% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
COP30,468.79
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
COP3,402.49
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,549.74
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 75.0% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
COP5,642.37
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
COP9,063.34
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
COP20,417.76
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
COP9,368.04
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
COP9,744.40
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
COP4,667.77
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
COP2,189.58
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
COP2,341.28
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
COP2,561.04
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,879.10
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
COP1,966.27
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 40.8% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
COP14,818.25
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.20
COP152,343.95
|
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,985.30
COP66,015,713.34
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.23
COP55,311.01
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.89
COP108,409.06
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.40
COP1,797,190.98
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.00
COP1,235,970.07
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.89
COP314,394.20
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 46.3% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.36
COP903,087.15
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,463.73
COP29,008,827.88
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
COP4,570.32
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
COP6,335.79
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
COP9,140.64
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.52
COP91,419.91
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.23
COP20,312.53
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Bogota
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.58
COP219,910.65
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.12
COP171,471.75
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.61
COP348,272.10
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.11
COP299,685.49
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
|
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