Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 54.1% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 33.2% more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD166.83
|
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD114.05
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
JMD465.96
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
JMD1,070.95
|
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
JMD2,156.75
|
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
JMD527.25
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
JMD471.23
|
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
JMD346.65
|
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
JMD203.45
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
JMD268.06
|
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
JMD181.76
|
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
JMD152.39
|
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
JMD146.61
|
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
JMD802.33
|
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
JMD5,702.25
|
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
JMD6,220,640.57
|
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
JMD4,458.13
|
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Kingston
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
JMD6,927.44
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
JMD109,415.38
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
JMD60,279.30
|
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
JMD18,031.73
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
JMD44,877.48
|
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
JMD350,775.01
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD336.95
|
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
JMD571.99
|
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
JMD1,451.48
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
JMD8,545.60
|
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
JMD1,555.16
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
JMD5,998.47
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
JMD5,035.76
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
JMD10,562.13
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
JMD11,339.71
|
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
|
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