Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 89.3% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 65.8% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
|
pay 78.8% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
|
pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
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