Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 44.6% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
$3.32
LKR990.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
$6.65
LKR1,981.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
$0.69
LKR204.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
$0.37
LKR111.46
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
$0.61
LKR182.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
$7.00
LKR2,085.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
$6.30
LKR1,879.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
$2.23
LKR664.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
$2.36
LKR703.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
$3.37
LKR1,004.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$0.50
LKR150.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
$2.74
LKR818.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
$0.56
LKR167.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
$0.48
LKR144.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
$0.53
LKR157.05
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
$4.74
LKR1,414.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
$6.31
LKR1,882.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,100,520.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
$3.06
LKR911.47
|
|
pay 78.9% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
$17.03
LKR5,076.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
$303.18
LKR90,389.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
$159.51
LKR47,555.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
$36.13
LKR10,772.97
|
|
pay 92.0% less for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
$25.07
LKR7,475.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
$500.02
LKR149,076.14
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
$1.99
LKR594.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
$2.49
LKR741.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
$8.14
LKR2,427.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
$14.54
LKR4,334.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
$3.69
LKR1,099.71
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
$28.44
LKR8,478.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
$19.86
LKR5,919.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
$64.29
LKR19,166.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
$36.55
LKR10,898.06
|
|
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