Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 2.0 times more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Manila, you would:
pay 72.2% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱299.75
|
$12.38
PGK49.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱249.79
|
$7.43
PGK29.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.16
|
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.79
|
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
|
pay 23.9% more for groceries
Manila
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.22
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱310.79
|
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱398.08
|
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱121.80
|
$3.68
PGK14.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱141.77
|
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.17
|
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.11
|
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.19
|
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.24
|
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.38
|
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.02
|
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱242.68
|
$4.29
PGK17.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱581.81
|
$16.69
PGK67.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,498,759.46
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,193.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.37
|
$22.04
PGK88.74
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Manila
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,688.01
|
$309.54
PGK1,246.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,477.21
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,446.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,738.63
|
$609.17
PGK2,452.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,231.09
|
$78.11
PGK314.52
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
Manila
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,276.60
|
$494.23
PGK1,989.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱827,886.18
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,113.39
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱79.93
|
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.05
|
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱179.85
|
$7.48
PGK30.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,379.85
|
$45.19
PGK181.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱449.63
|
$8.67
PGK34.90
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Manila
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,952.15
|
$39.25
PGK158.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,558.61
|
$44.57
PGK179.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,337.99
|
$64.38
PGK259.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,568.33
|
$98.43
PGK396.33
|
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