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Papua New Guinea vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 31.1% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 26.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 8.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 1.8% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% more in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Port Moresby. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Port Moresby, you would:

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pay 26.5% more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.48 PGK40.32	$17.87 PGK76.03	+88.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.20	$5.92 PGK25.20
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 PGK3.28	$0.80 PGK3.42	+4.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 PGK3.46	$0.70 PGK3.00	-13.3%
Average			+26.5%

Port Moresby vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.6% more for groceries

	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.61	$1.55 PGK6.61	-0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 PGK9.32	$3.60 PGK15.33	+64.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.39 PGK31.43	$7.76 PGK33.02	+5.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.78 PGK16.09	$4.00 PGK17.03	+5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 PGK12.00	$3.63 PGK15.45	+28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 PGK7.71	$1.99 PGK8.46	+9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 PGK5.49	$1.32 PGK5.62	+2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.59	$2.73 PGK11.63	+9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.59	$1.62 PGK6.91	-34.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 PGK6.31	$1.58 PGK6.73	+6.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 PGK5.21	$1.18 PGK5.02	-3.6%
Average			+8.6%

Port Moresby vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 PGK17.61	$4.22 PGK17.94	+1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.79	$23.69 PGK100.79
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,245.14	$22,387.96 PGK95,245.14
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.83	$24.88 PGK105.83
Average			+1.8%

Port Moresby vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK705.52	$165.84 PGK705.52
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,066.09 PGK4,535.48	$2,652.44 PGK11,284.26	+148.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.82 PGK2,015.77	$758.54 PGK3,227.07	+60.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK340.67	$80.08 PGK340.67
Average			+104.5%

Port Moresby vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,687.69	$631.76 PGK2,687.69
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,882.07	$3,968.24 PGK16,882.07

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pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 PGK10.08	$2.98 PGK12.66	+25.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 PGK9.57	$2.56 PGK10.88	+13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.75 PGK28.72	$6.96 PGK29.60	+3.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK312.78	$73.52 PGK312.78
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.82	$10.30 PGK43.82
Average			+14.1%

Port Moresby vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.54	$31.15 PGK132.54
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK155.21	$36.48 PGK155.21
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK325.04	$76.40 PGK325.04
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK415.75	$97.73 PGK415.75

Port Moresby vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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