Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 53.3% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Port Moresby
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.45
|
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.73
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.15
|
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.76
|
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,864.08
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.00
|
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Helsinki
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.43
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€993.28
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€785.48
|
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.33
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
|
pay 14.3% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.52
|
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,982.29
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.96
|
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.96
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.80
|
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.87
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.60
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.04
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.42
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.86
|
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
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