Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 46.6% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 63.4% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 67.6% less for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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