Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 2.6 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR54,974.48
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,648.30
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,563.21
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 54.2% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,142.66
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,544.16
|
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR82,244.74
|
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,551.60
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR24,108.12
|
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,600.44
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,330.93
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,997.46
|
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,606.30
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,835.84
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,969.46
|
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,683.40
|
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR174,918.81
|
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR399,814,426.18
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,477.50
|
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Jakarta
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR442,277.48
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,831,312.01
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR4,005,833.00
|
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,122,897.41
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
|
pay 97.6% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,508,835.52
|
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR141,271,258.38
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
|
pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR36,064.34
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR41,980.51
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR446,999.42
|
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,475.64
|
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
Jakarta
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR861,979.19
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR536,111.16
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,289,691.71
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,320,220.55
|
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
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