Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 30.7% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
|
pay 6.9% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
|
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
|
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