Cost of living comparison
Prague is 27.8% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Prague instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 25.1% more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$10.29
CZK239.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$8.89
CZK206.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$1.76
CZK40.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$1.38
CZK32.11
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$1.71
CZK39.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$6.50
CZK151.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$4.62
CZK107.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$3.46
CZK80.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$4.31
CZK100.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$0.86
CZK20.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.81
CZK18.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.98
CZK22.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$1.62
CZK37.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.49
CZK11.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.50
CZK11.53
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$7.00
CZK162.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$25.72
CZK598.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$28,062.17
CZK653,051.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$12.58
CZK292.78
|
|
pay 15.8% more for housing
Port Moresby
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$26.19
CZK609.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,715.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$794.21
CZK18,482.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$251.13
CZK5,844.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$808.25
CZK18,809.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$13,299.60
CZK309,502.89
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$2.34
CZK54.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$3.21
CZK74.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$6.73
CZK156.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$60.27
CZK1,402.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$11.18
CZK260.13
|
|
pay 55.6% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$93.07
CZK2,165.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$42.28
CZK983.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$96.72
CZK2,250.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$114.16
CZK2,656.73
|
|
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