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Port Moresby vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 63.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 44.7% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 74.6% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 77.7% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 41.5% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.5% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 11.4% less in Port Moresby

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

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pay 44.7% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.74 MYR19.59	$9.48 PGK40.61	+100.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.59	$5.92 PGK25.38	+25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MYR3.66	$0.77 PGK3.30	-13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 MYR2.01	$0.81 PGK3.48	+66.9%
Average			+44.7%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.6% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.03	$1.55 PGK6.66	+59.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.45	$2.19 PGK9.39	-69.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.98 MYR32.96	$7.39 PGK31.66	-7.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MYR9.21	$3.78 PGK16.21	+69.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.65	$2.82 PGK12.09	+34.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.45	$1.81 PGK7.76	+37.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.09	$1.29 PGK5.53	+72.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.04	$2.49 PGK10.67	+104.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.86	$2.49 PGK10.67	+259.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$1.48 PGK6.36	+162.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.56	$1.23 PGK5.25	+97.4%
Average			+74.6%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.7% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 MYR7.71	$4.14 PGK17.74	+121.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.96	$23.69 PGK101.54	+100.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	-44.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR44.07	$24.88 PGK106.61	+133.3%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 MYR105.32	$165.84 PGK710.76	+550.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	$1,066.09 PGK4,569.17	+86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	$473.82 PGK2,030.74	+35.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 MYR192.54	$80.08 PGK343.20	+71.9%
Average			+185.9%

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pay 41.5% more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	+138.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	-55.9%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.63	$2.37 PGK10.15	-44.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 MYR12.65	$2.25 PGK9.65	-26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.63	$6.75 PGK28.94	+58.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.43 MYR191.86	$73.52 PGK315.10	+58.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.56	$10.30 PGK44.14	+107.0%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 11.4% less for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR254.80	$31.15 PGK133.52	-49.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR153.34	$36.48 PGK156.37	-1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.80 MYR362.83	$76.40 PGK327.46	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.47 MYR340.83	$97.73 PGK418.84	+18.5%
Average			-11.4%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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