Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 4.0 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Port Moresby
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$9.83
PGK38.10
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
$8.51
PGK33.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
$1.18
PGK4.56
|
|
pay 86.2% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
$1.49
PGK5.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
$2.66
PGK10.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
$7.38
PGK28.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
$3.92
PGK15.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
$3.18
PGK12.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
$1.44
PGK5.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
$1.18
PGK4.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
$2.01
PGK7.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
$1.29
PGK4.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
$1.20
PGK4.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
$1.24
PGK4.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Maseru
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
$4.51
PGK17.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
$38.24
PGK148.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
$45,390.07
PGK175,989.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
$19.29
PGK74.80
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
$378.25
PGK1,466.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,359.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
$459.57
PGK1,781.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
$107.32
PGK416.12
|
|
pay 13.0 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
$596.93
PGK2,314.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,598.99
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
$3.12
PGK12.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
$3.32
PGK12.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
$7.09
PGK27.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
$52.20
PGK202.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
$8.51
PGK33.00
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
$36.88
PGK142.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
$39.72
PGK153.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
$67.38
PGK261.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
$95.04
PGK368.48
|
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