Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 14.5% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$7.02
AED25.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
Port Moresby
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
|
pay 60.0% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
|
pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$96.36
AED353.90
|
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