Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 48.6% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 64.3% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 23.4% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 55.6% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 60.4% less in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 77.4% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.8% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 34.5% less in Port Moresby

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Port Moresby.

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Port Moresby vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of London, you would:

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pay 64.3% less for restaurants

	London	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.43 £19.83	$7.78 PGK35.37	-70.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.93	$5.56 PGK25.27	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.22	$0.75 PGK3.41	-74.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 £1.62	$0.67 PGK3.03	-69.1%
Average			-64.3%

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pay 23.4% more for groceries

	London	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 £1.53	$1.52 PGK6.91	-25.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 £4.77	$4.32 PGK19.64	-32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 £5.24	$7.10 PGK32.28	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.76	$3.69 PGK16.78	-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 £3.61	$2.58 PGK11.75	-46.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$1.95 PGK8.88	+39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.47	$1.44 PGK6.57	+128.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 £1.03	$3.29 PGK14.97	+138.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 £1.14	$2.92 PGK13.29	+92.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.55	$1.51 PGK6.88	+105.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$1.31 PGK5.96	+64.2%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 55.6% less for transportation

	London	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 £5.96	$3.78 PGK17.18	-52.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$245.79 £184.41	$22.22 PGK101.06	-91.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.77 £23.84	$23.34 PGK106.12	-26.5%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 60.4% less for housing

	London	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.38	$91.68 PGK416.89	+126.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,841.09 £2,131.67	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,287.10 £1,716.01	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	-75.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £213.09	$89.65 PGK407.67	-68.4%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 77.4% less for childcare

	London	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,857.20 £2,143.76	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	-70.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,755.44 £26,827.31	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-82.7%
Average			-77.4%

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pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.94	$3.00 PGK13.64	-67.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 £4.22	$2.47 PGK11.24	-56.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.60	$6.45 PGK29.31	-72.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.55 £45.43	$61.49 PGK279.61	+1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.84 £13.38	$8.89 PGK40.43	-50.2%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 34.5% less for clothing

	London	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £85.51	$32.73 PGK148.82	-71.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 £40.49	$31.67 PGK144.02	-41.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.54 £94.19	$136.12 PGK619.02	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$162.46 £121.89	$163.90 PGK745.35	+0.9%
Average			-34.5%

London vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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