Cost of living comparison
Managua is 37.9% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Managua instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$4.95
NIO181.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$5.52
NIO202.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$0.65
NIO23.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.76
NIO27.87
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$1.38
NIO50.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$1.90
NIO69.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$3.95
NIO144.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$1.98
NIO72.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$2.29
NIO84.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$2.18
NIO80.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.48
NIO17.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.78
NIO28.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$0.69
NIO25.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.67
NIO24.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.55
NIO20.20
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$4.73
NIO173.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$10.00
NIO367.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$19,000.00
NIO697,498.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$10.46
NIO384.09
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$58.25
NIO2,138.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$235.71
NIO8,653.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$186.67
NIO6,852.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$52.74
NIO1,936.07
|
|
pay 47.8% less for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$126.63
NIO4,648.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$3,774.75
NIO138,572.71
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$1.95
NIO71.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$2.17
NIO79.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$3.00
NIO110.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$30.40
NIO1,116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$6.57
NIO241.29
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$46.93
NIO1,722.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$42.70
NIO1,567.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$77.56
NIO2,847.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$80.63
NIO2,959.84
|
|
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