Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 37.9% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
pay 40.2% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.48
|
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.13
|
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,717.56
|
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.66
|
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Madrid
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.75
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,016.56
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€758.05
|
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.15
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
|
pay 19.8% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.69
|
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,821.47
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.02
|
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.21
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.73
|
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.64
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.51
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.39
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.48
|
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Port Moresby or Madrid. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.