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Roseau vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Roseau is 17.8% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 97.6% more in Roseau
Groceries: pay 20.8% more in Roseau
Transportation: pay 57.2% more in Roseau
Housing: pay 38.0% less in Roseau
Childcare: pay 33.8% less in Roseau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% more in Roseau
Clothing: pay 17.8% more in Roseau

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Roseau are more expensive than in Port Moresby. Expenses including housing and childcare are lower in Roseau. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Roseau.

Roseau vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Roseau instead of Port Moresby, you would:

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pay 97.6% more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Roseau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.48 PGK40.21	$7.40 EC$20.00	-21.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.13	$7.03 EC$19.00	+18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 PGK3.27	$2.47 EC$6.67	+220.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 PGK3.45	$2.22 EC$6.00	+173.3%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 20.8% more for groceries

	Port Moresby	Roseau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.60	$2.10 EC$5.67	+34.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 PGK9.30	$1.20 EC$3.25	-45.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.39 PGK31.35	$12.61 EC$34.07	+70.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.78 PGK16.04	$5.60 EC$15.13	+48.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 PGK11.97	$5.09 EC$13.76	+80.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 PGK7.69	$2.91 EC$7.86	+60.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 PGK5.47	$1.07 EC$2.90	-16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.56	$2.03 EC$5.49	-18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.56	$2.33 EC$6.30	-6.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 PGK6.29	$1.62 EC$4.37	+9.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 PGK5.20	$1.37 EC$3.71	+12.0%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 57.2% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Roseau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 PGK17.57	$5.39 EC$14.58	+30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.53	$53.13 EC$143.58	+124.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	+56.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.56	$29.23 EC$79.00	+17.5%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 38.0% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Roseau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK703.70	$70.92 EC$191.67	-57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,066.09 PGK4,523.79	$283.68 EC$766.67	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.82 PGK2,010.57	$203.51 EC$550.00	-57.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK339.79	$108.58 EC$293.44	+35.6%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 33.8% less for childcare

	Port Moresby	Roseau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	$129.51 EC$350.00	-79.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	+11.9%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Roseau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 PGK10.05	$1.85 EC$5.00	-21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 PGK9.55	$4.13 EC$11.17	+83.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.75 PGK28.65	$7.40 EC$20.00	+9.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK311.97	$46.25 EC$125.00	-37.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.71	$8.33 EC$22.50	-19.2%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 17.8% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Roseau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.20	$55.50 EC$150.00	+78.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK154.81	$37.00 EC$100.00	+1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK324.21	$74.00 EC$200.00	-3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK414.68	$92.51 EC$250.00	-5.3%
Average			+17.8%

Port Moresby vs. Roseau - Cost of clothing

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