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Castries vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Castries is 11.1% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 43.7% more in Castries
Groceries: pay 30.9% more in Castries
Transportation: pay 34.8% more in Castries
Housing: pay 33.4% less in Castries
Childcare: pay 68.5% less in Castries
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% more in Castries
Clothing: pay 62.0% more in Castries

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Castries are more expensive than in Port Moresby. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Castries.

Castries vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.7% more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.48 PGK40.36	$7.40 EC$20.00	-21.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.23	$7.40 EC$20.00	+24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 PGK3.28	$1.94 EC$5.25	+152.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 PGK3.46	$0.97 EC$2.63	+19.6%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 30.9% more for groceries

	Port Moresby	Castries
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.62	$1.67 EC$4.52	+7.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 PGK9.33	$5.61 EC$15.17	+156.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.39 PGK31.46	$8.09 EC$21.87	+9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.78 PGK16.10	$4.25 EC$11.47	+12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 PGK12.01	$4.41 EC$11.93	+56.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 PGK7.72	$3.43 EC$9.27	+89.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 PGK5.49	$0.75 EC$2.04	-41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.60	$2.86 EC$7.72	+14.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.60	$4.17 EC$11.27	+67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 PGK6.32	$1.54 EC$4.17	+4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 PGK5.22	$0.78 EC$2.12	-36.0%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 34.8% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 PGK17.63	$5.85 EC$15.82	+41.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.90	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+28.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.95	??
Average			+34.8%

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pay 33.4% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Castries
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK706.33	$43.66 EC$118.00	-73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,066.09 PGK4,540.70	$589.20 EC$1,592.34	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.82 PGK2,018.09	$394.69 EC$1,066.67	-16.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK341.06	$81.35 EC$219.85	+1.6%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 68.5% less for childcare

	Port Moresby	Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	$198.89 EC$537.50	-68.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	??
Average			-68.5%

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pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 PGK10.09	$2.78 EC$7.50	+17.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 PGK9.59	$3.70 EC$10.00	+64.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.75 PGK28.76	$9.25 EC$25.00	+37.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK313.14	$42.55 EC$115.00	-42.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.87	$6.66 EC$18.00	-35.3%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 62.0% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Castries
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.69	$78.94 EC$213.33	+153.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK155.39	$52.42 EC$141.67	+43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK325.42	$104.84 EC$283.33	+37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK416.23	$111.01 EC$300.00	+13.6%
Average			+62.0%

Port Moresby vs. Castries - Cost of clothing

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