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Port Moresby vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 44.5% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 32.6% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 81.2% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 42.5% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 29.7% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 0.7% less in Port Moresby

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and childcare in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Port Moresby. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 32.6% more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.510	$9.48 PGK40.61	-17.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$5.92 PGK25.38	-37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$0.77 PGK3.30	+36.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.81 PGK3.48	+148.4%
Average			+32.6%

Kuwait City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.2% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$1.55 PGK6.66	+17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$2.19 PGK9.39	-18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$7.39 PGK31.66	+23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$3.78 PGK16.21	+93.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.980	$2.82 PGK12.09	-12.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$1.81 PGK7.76	+71.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$1.29 PGK5.53	+46.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$2.49 PGK10.67	+224.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$2.49 PGK10.67	+219.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$1.48 PGK6.36	+146.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$1.23 PGK5.25	+80.5%
Average			+81.2%

Kuwait City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.5% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$4.14 PGK17.74	+206.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.550	$23.69 PGK101.54	-46.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	+5.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.280	$24.88 PGK106.61	+4.9%
Average			+42.5%

Kuwait City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kuwait City	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.920	$165.84 PGK710.76	+470.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.610	$1,066.09 PGK4,569.17	+15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.230	$473.82 PGK2,030.74	-32.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.230	$80.08 PGK343.20	+51.5%
Average			+126.2%

Kuwait City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of housing

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pay 29.7% more for childcare

	Kuwait City	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.120	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	+106.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	-46.7%
Average			+29.7%

Kuwait City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of childcare

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$2.37 PGK10.15	-27.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$2.25 PGK9.65	-60.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$6.75 PGK28.94	+129.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.210	$73.52 PGK315.10	-32.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.510	$10.30 PGK44.14	-10.0%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 0.7% less for clothing

	Kuwait City	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.170	$31.15 PGK133.52	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.880	$36.48 PGK156.37	-5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.100	$76.40 PGK327.46	-10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.310	$97.73 PGK418.84	+34.5%
Average			-0.7%

Kuwait City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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