Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Papua New Guinea
  3. Port Moresby
  4. Philippines
  5. Manila
  6. Comparison
PGK
COMPARED TO
PHP

Manila is 22.3% cheaper than Port Moresby.

If you lived in Manila instead of Port Moresby, you would:
local_dining

pay 53.3% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.42
PGK37.49
$3.41
₱172.28
-70.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.42
PGK21.09
$3.10
₱156.62
-51.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.21
PGK3.98
$0.74
₱37.53
-38.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.91
PGK3.00
$0.44
₱22.01
-52.3%
Average -53.3%
Port Moresby vs. Manila - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 15.6% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.64
PGK5.38
$1.30
₱65.81
-20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.85
PGK12.63
$3.13
₱158.38
-18.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.78
PGK18.98
$6.96
₱351.56
+20.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.31
PGK10.86
$1.96
₱98.98
-40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.93
PGK9.61
$1.80
₱90.74
-38.7%
Apples (1 lb) $1.27
PGK4.16
$1.22
₱61.52
-4.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.97
PGK3.18
$0.75
₱38.07
-22.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.49
PGK4.88
$1.16
₱58.58
-22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.94
PGK3.08
$0.76
₱38.25
-19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.80
PGK2.61
$0.89
₱45.09
+12.0%
Onions (1 lb) $1.06
PGK3.48
$0.88
₱44.44
-17.1%
Average -15.6%
Port Moresby vs. Manila - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 28.6% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.84
PGK12.60
$4.03
₱203.82
+5.1%
Monthly public transit pass $14.28
PGK46.87
$13.73
₱693.91
-3.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,261.24
PGK112,480.31
$26,857.17
₱1,357,361.30
-21.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $51.39
PGK168.72
$3.06
₱154.53
-94.1%
Average -28.6%
Port Moresby vs. Manila - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 52.6% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $599.57
PGK1,968.41
$54.12
₱2,735.35
-91.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,712.35
PGK8,904.69
$674.48
₱34,088.08
-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $808.95
PGK2,655.79
$329.52
₱16,653.78
-59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $90.06
PGK295.67
$103.46
₱5,228.67
+14.9%
Average -52.6%
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child_care

pay 13.7% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $249.03
PGK817.57
$203.10
₱10,264.92
-18.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,209.85
PGK20,387.06
$9,048.40
₱457,306.14
+45.7%
Average +13.7%
Port Moresby vs. Manila - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.57
PGK8.44
$1.55
₱78.31
-39.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.97
PGK9.75
$2.72
₱137.34
-8.5%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.71
PGK22.03
$2.27
₱114.85
-66.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $96.36
PGK316.35
$52.73
₱2,664.95
-45.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $11.42
PGK37.49
$6.20
₱313.24
-45.7%
Average -41.1%
Port Moresby vs. Manila - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 21.1% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $36.55
PGK119.98
$50.66
₱2,560.48
+38.6%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $30.26
PGK99.36
$33.01
₱1,668.23
+9.1%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $60.67
PGK199.18
$87.80
₱4,437.29
+44.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $96.36
PGK316.35
$88.74
₱4,484.99
-7.9%
Average +21.1%
Port Moresby vs. Manila - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2021
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