Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 94.6% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$64.59
£51.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 47.3% more for housing
Port Moresby
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
|
pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$76.60
£61.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 66.0% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$116.23
£92.62
|
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