Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

Basseterre vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Basseterre is 0.8% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Basseterre
Groceries: pay 7.3% more in Basseterre
Housing: pay 28.2% less in Basseterre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% less in Basseterre
Clothing: pay 60.7% more in Basseterre

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Basseterre are more expensive than in Port Moresby. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Basseterre. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Basseterre.

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Basseterre vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Basseterre instead of Port Moresby, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Basseterre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$18.50 EC$50.00	+137.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	$13.98 EC$37.77	+151.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$2.04 EC$5.50	+171.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$2.28 EC$6.17	+242.5%
Average			+154.9%

Port Moresby vs. Basseterre - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.3% more for groceries

	Port Moresby	Basseterre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$3.70 EC$10.00	+143.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$9.25 EC$25.00	+30.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$5.55 EC$15.00	+50.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$4.20 EC$11.34	+62.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$2.01 EC$5.44	+3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$1.39 EC$3.77	-3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$1.68 EC$4.54	-42.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$1.01 EC$2.72	-33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$0.84 EC$2.27	-36.0%
Average			+7.3%

Port Moresby vs. Basseterre - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Basseterre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	??
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	??

Port Moresby vs. Basseterre - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.2% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Basseterre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$648.77 EC$1,753.33	+16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$66.53 EC$179.80	-25.8%
Average			-28.2%

Port Moresby vs. Basseterre - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Basseterre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	??

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pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Basseterre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$2.04 EC$5.50	-32.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$3.70 EC$10.00	+49.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	$37.00 EC$100.00	-39.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	$6.29 EC$17.00	-29.2%
Average			-20.8%

Port Moresby vs. Basseterre - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 60.7% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Basseterre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$88.81 EC$240.00	+171.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$129.51 EC$350.00	-4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	??
Average			+60.7%

Port Moresby vs. Basseterre - Cost of clothing

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