Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 40.4% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$0.96
TRY30.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.37
TRY11.87
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$0.48
TRY15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$3.63
TRY117.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$4.44
TRY143.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$1.88
TRY60.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$2.04
TRY65.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.71
TRY22.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.41
TRY13.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$0.54
TRY17.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.25
TRY8.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.28
TRY9.10
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$4.32
TRY139.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$15.59
TRY504.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$41,561.68
TRY1,344,674.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$3.95
TRY127.74
|
|
pay 71.1% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$9.64
TRY311.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$347.65
TRY11,247.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$232.27
TRY7,514.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$49.91
TRY1,614.90
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$226.70
TRY7,334.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$4,524.41
TRY146,381.39
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$2.60
TRY84.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$2.16
TRY69.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$1.82
TRY58.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$23.38
TRY756.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$3.35
TRY108.41
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$44.25
TRY1,431.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$33.47
TRY1,082.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$76.89
TRY2,487.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$65.82
TRY2,129.49
|
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