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Kingstown vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 19.0% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 43.5% more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 92.8% more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 49.1% less in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 81.0% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% less in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 42.4% more in Kingstown

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Kingstown are more expensive than in Port Moresby. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kingstown. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Kingstown.

Kingstown vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingstown instead of Port Moresby, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.48 PGK40.21	$7.40 EC$20.00	-21.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.13	$11.10 EC$30.00	+87.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 PGK3.27	$2.22 EC$6.00	+188.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 PGK3.45	$2.10 EC$5.67	+158.1%
Average			+103.0%

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pay 43.5% more for groceries

	Port Moresby	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.60	$2.04 EC$5.50	+30.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 PGK9.30	$5.79 EC$15.65	+164.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.39 PGK31.35	$12.14 EC$32.81	+64.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.78 PGK16.04	$4.60 EC$12.44	+21.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 PGK11.97	$2.19 EC$5.91	-22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 PGK7.69	$3.99 EC$10.78	+120.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 PGK5.47	$1.31 EC$3.54	+1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.56	$4.02 EC$10.87	+61.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.56	$2.39 EC$6.45	-4.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 PGK6.29	$1.78 EC$4.81	+20.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 PGK5.20	$1.47 EC$3.98	+20.2%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 92.8% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 PGK17.57	$11.87 EC$32.09	+186.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.53	$49.95 EC$135.00	+110.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	$37,927.14 EC$102,500.00	+69.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.56	$25.90 EC$70.00	+4.1%
Average			+92.8%

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pay 49.1% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK703.70	$55.50 EC$150.00	-66.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,066.09 PGK4,523.79	$333.02 EC$900.00	-68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.82 PGK2,010.57	$323.77 EC$875.00	-31.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK339.79	$56.59 EC$152.94	-29.3%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 81.0% less for childcare

	Port Moresby	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	$120.26 EC$325.00	-81.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	??
Average			-81.0%

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pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 PGK10.05	$1.85 EC$5.00	-21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 PGK9.55	$4.07 EC$11.00	+80.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.75 PGK28.65	$4.07 EC$11.00	-39.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK311.97	$32.38 EC$87.50	-56.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.71	$4.63 EC$12.50	-55.1%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 42.4% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.20	$64.75 EC$175.00	+107.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK154.81	$61.98 EC$167.50	+69.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK324.21	$74.00 EC$200.00	-3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK414.68	$92.51 EC$250.00	-5.3%
Average			+42.4%

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