Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.0 times more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in George Town instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 96.2% more for groceries
Port Moresby
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
$4.57
KYD3.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 1.4% more for transportation
Port Moresby
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
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pay 2.2 times more for housing
Port Moresby
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,250.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,583.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
|
pay 79.3% more for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
$66.79
KYD55.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
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