Cost of living comparison
Praia is 36.1% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Praia instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Praia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK38.03
|
$4.67
CVE481.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.91
|
$1.41
CVE145.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
$0.96
CVE98.41
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.77
|
$1.19
CVE122.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.29
|
$3.22
CVE331.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.55
|
$3.53
CVE363.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.18
|
$2.47
CVE254.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.31
|
$1.98
CVE203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.56
|
$1.23
CVE126.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.77
|
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.98
|
$0.94
CVE96.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.63
|
$0.60
CVE62.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.80
|
$0.65
CVE66.78
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.45
|
$6.38
CVE657.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.96
|
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK175,639.19
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.65
|
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
|
pay 70.5% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,463.66
|
$60.11
CVE6,193.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,342.86
|
$246.37
CVE25,384.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,778.35
|
$148.36
CVE15,286.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK415.30
|
$62.56
CVE6,445.99
|
|
pay 81.9% less for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,309.84
|
$76.40
CVE7,872.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,563.92
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,662.37
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.08
|
$2.27
CVE234.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.84
|
$1.49
CVE153.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.44
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.99
|
$27.92
CVE2,876.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.71
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.68
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK260.71
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK367.74
|
$118.26
CVE12,184.71
|
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