Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 67.7% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Port Moresby
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 84.2% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
|
pay 47.4% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Muscat
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
|
pay 62.5% more for childcare
Muscat
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Muscat
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
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