Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 30.6% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of France, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
France
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.98
|
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
France
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.73
|
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
France
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.28
|
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.70
|
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.76
|
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
France
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€706.37
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€567.14
|
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
|
pay 35.7% less for childcare
France
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€626.14
|
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.72
|
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.27
|
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.42
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
France
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.96
|
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
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