Cost of living comparison

Maldives

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Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 30.4% more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 37.6% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 33.6% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 2.1% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 17.6% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.8% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 2.6% more in Port Moresby

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, clothing, and transportation in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Male. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Male Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.6% more for restaurants

	Male	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MVR85.89	$9.48 PGK41.49	+70.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 MVR151.57	$5.92 PGK25.93	-39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 MVR22.37	$0.77 PGK3.37	-46.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 MVR4.72	$0.81 PGK3.56	+166.3%
Average			+37.6%

Male vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.6% more for groceries

	Male	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 MVR24.59	$1.55 PGK6.81	-2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 MVR70.73	$2.19 PGK9.59	-52.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 MVR107.42	$7.39 PGK32.34	+6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 MVR27.28	$3.78 PGK16.55	+114.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 MVR43.54	$2.82 PGK12.35	+0.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.84 MVR28.42	$1.81 PGK7.93	-1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.73 MVR26.74	$1.29 PGK5.65	-25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 MVR30.36	$2.49 PGK10.90	+26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 MVR22.92	$2.49 PGK10.90	+67.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MVR10.82	$1.48 PGK6.49	+112.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MVR8.48	$1.23 PGK5.36	+123.4%
Average			+33.6%

Male vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1% more for transportation

	Male	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.54 MVR54.74	$4.14 PGK18.13	+16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.91 MVR447.02	$23.69 PGK103.72	-18.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,679.74 MVR505K	$22,387.96 PGK98,019.23	-31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.65 MVR272.82	$24.88 PGK108.91	+41.0%
Average			+2.1%

Male vs. Port Moresby - Cost of transportation

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pay 17.6% more for housing

	Male	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.15 MVR1,254.65	$165.84 PGK726.07	+104.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$965.87 MVR14,932.32	$1,066.09 PGK4,667.58	+10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.10 MVR10,483.50	$473.82 PGK2,074.48	-30.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.30 MVR1,442.38	$80.08 PGK350.59	-14.2%
Average			+17.6%

Male vs. Port Moresby - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Male	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$165.36 MVR2,556.46	$631.76 PGK2,765.97	+282.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,587.42 MVR55,461.49	$3,968.24 PGK17,373.78	+10.6%
Average			+146.4%

Male vs. Port Moresby - Cost of childcare

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pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.74 MVR73.26	$2.37 PGK10.37	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 MVR51.15	$2.25 PGK9.85	-32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.07 MVR202.09	$6.75 PGK29.56	-48.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.61 MVR1,246.23	$73.52 PGK321.89	-8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.80 MVR151.57	$10.30 PGK45.09	+5.1%
Average			-26.8%

Male vs. Port Moresby - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.6% more for clothing

	Male	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.03 MVR665.22	$31.15 PGK136.40	-27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.86 MVR879.10	$36.48 PGK159.74	-35.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.20 MVR1,394.43	$76.40 PGK334.51	-15.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$51.74 MVR799.95	$97.73 PGK427.86	+88.9%
Average			+2.6%

Male 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: June 2026

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