Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 2.6 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$9.83
PGK38.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$8.51
PGK33.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
$1.18
PGK4.56
|
|
pay 51.4% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
$1.49
PGK5.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
$2.66
PGK10.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
$7.38
PGK28.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
$3.92
PGK15.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
$3.18
PGK12.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
$1.44
PGK5.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
$1.18
PGK4.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
$2.01
PGK7.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
$1.29
PGK4.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
$1.20
PGK4.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
$1.24
PGK4.81
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.51
PGK17.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$38.24
PGK148.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$45,390.07
PGK175,989.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
$19.29
PGK74.80
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
$378.25
PGK1,466.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,359.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
$459.57
PGK1,781.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$107.32
PGK416.12
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
$596.93
PGK2,314.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,598.99
|
|
pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$3.12
PGK12.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
$3.32
PGK12.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
$7.09
PGK27.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
$52.20
PGK202.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$8.51
PGK33.00
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
$36.88
PGK142.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
$39.72
PGK153.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
$67.38
PGK261.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
$95.04
PGK368.48
|
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