Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 52.4% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 88.0% more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
$19.00
₪70.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
$2.42
₪8.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
$1.87
₪6.91
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
$6.58
₪24.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
$6.91
₪25.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
$4.71
₪17.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
$1.35
₪5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$0.90
₪3.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
$0.75
₪2.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
$0.86
₪3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 25.5% more for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
$7.37
₪27.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
$61.07
₪226.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
$10.20
₪37.80
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
Port Moresby
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
|
pay 81.8% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
|
pay 68.9% more for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
$7.60
₪28.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
$3.74
₪13.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
$82.87
₪306.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
$12.21
₪45.24
|
|
pay 91.4% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
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