Cost of living comparison
Belmopan is 20.2% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK38.03
|
$3.98
$8.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
$5.48
$11.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.91
|
$1.33
$2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
$0.83
$1.68
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.77
|
$2.08
$4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.29
|
$5.00
$10.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.55
|
$5.40
$10.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.18
|
$2.31
$4.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.31
|
$1.13
$2.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.56
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
$0.45
$0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.77
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.98
|
$0.68
$1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.63
|
$0.84
$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.80
|
$0.68
$1.37
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.45
|
$5.37
$10.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.96
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK175,639.19
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.65
|
$22.34
$45.14
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,463.66
|
$85.95
$173.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,342.86
|
$349.28
$705.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,778.35
|
$257.79
$520.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK415.30
|
$60.99
$123.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,309.84
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,563.92
|
?? |
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.08
|
$3.50
$7.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.84
|
$2.66
$5.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.44
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.99
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
?? | |
pay 28.9% less for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.71
|
$26.07
$52.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.68
|
$22.35
$45.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK260.71
|
$62.03
$125.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK367.74
|
$62.10
$125.48
|
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