Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 29.9% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
$3.75
MAD37.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
$6.00
MAD59.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
$0.37
MAD3.71
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
$0.51
MAD5.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
$4.75
MAD47.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
$3.06
MAD30.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
$1.79
MAD17.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
$2.66
MAD26.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
$0.65
MAD6.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$0.56
MAD5.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
$0.35
MAD3.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
$0.28
MAD2.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
$5.81
MAD57.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
$24.99
MAD247.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
$26,988.52
MAD267,304.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
$8.12
MAD80.40
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
$40.82
MAD404.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
$412.37
MAD4,084.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
$261.16
MAD2,586.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
$32.04
MAD317.34
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
$135.41
MAD1,341.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,304.12
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
$4.00
MAD39.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
$1.74
MAD17.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
$3.90
MAD38.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
$26.24
MAD259.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
$6.50
MAD64.35
|
|
pay 47.1% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
$64.15
MAD635.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
$46.23
MAD457.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
$93.91
MAD930.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
$100.55
MAD995.86
|
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