Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 11.8% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Paris, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.53
|
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.09
|
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.46
|
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€6.01
|
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.40
|
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.65
|
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.54
|
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Paris
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.58
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,349.51
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€973.79
|
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€159.19
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€778.83
|
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,947.03
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.21
|
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.84
|
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.64
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.40
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.84
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€134.38
|
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
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