Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 17.0% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 38.5% more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
pay 63.5% more for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 45.7% more for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
pay 89.7% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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