Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 2.1 times more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱259.56
|
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱207.65
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱58.16
|
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱25.96
|
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
|
pay 39.9% more for groceries
Manila
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱74.95
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱193.85
|
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱376.98
|
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱106.25
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱119.01
|
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱74.12
|
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.25
|
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱78.38
|
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱37.57
|
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱49.79
|
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱56.36
|
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱308.45
|
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱706.00
|
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,349,707.12
|
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱156.25
|
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Manila
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,182.49
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱31,641.73
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱16,917.14
|
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,838.50
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
|
pay 5.6% less for childcare
Manila
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,000.72
|
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱726,765.37
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
|
pay 65.2% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱80.98
|
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱176.97
|
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱155.74
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,731.36
|
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱353.00
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Manila
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,174.53
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,746.68
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,196.66
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,719.11
|
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
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