Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 87.1% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$2.70
A$4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$2.13
A$3.22
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$6.42
A$9.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$6.48
A$9.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$4.10
A$6.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$3.63
A$5.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$1.47
A$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$1.60
A$2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$2.47
A$3.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$1.17
A$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.96
A$1.46
|
|
pay 27.3% more for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$5.45
A$8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$100.08
A$151.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$20,016.00
A$30,304.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$15.93
A$24.12
|
|
pay 49.7% more for housing
Port Moresby
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$68.64
A$103.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$1,824.70
A$2,762.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$1,494.78
A$2,263.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$183.28
A$277.49
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$1,686.35
A$2,553.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$14,216.13
A$21,523.28
|
|
pay 95.9% more for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$8.01
A$12.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$3.74
A$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$23.35
A$35.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$64.70
A$97.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$13.34
A$20.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$93.52
A$141.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$72.72
A$110.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$134.62
A$203.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$183.19
A$277.35
|
|
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