Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 3.6 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 47.9% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Port Moresby
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
|
pay 15.8 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
|
pay 13.9% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
|
pay 57.4% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
pay 34.9% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
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