Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 59.3% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 65.4% more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK38.03
|
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.91
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 12.0% more for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.77
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.29
|
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.55
|
$7.68
CA$10.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.18
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.31
|
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.56
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.77
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.98
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.63
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.80
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.45
|
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.96
|
$92.56
CA$126.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK175,639.19
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,738.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.65
|
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
Port Moresby
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,463.66
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,342.86
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,778.35
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK415.30
|
$123.67
CA$169.20
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,309.84
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,563.92
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,116.80
|
|
pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.08
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.84
|
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.44
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.99
|
$57.52
CA$78.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
|
pay 45.8% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.71
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.68
|
$50.10
CA$68.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK260.71
|
$95.91
CA$131.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK367.74
|
$141.14
CA$193.10
|
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