Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

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Guernsey

Saint Peter Port vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Saint Peter Port is 65.2% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Saint Peter Port
Groceries: pay 10.7% more in Saint Peter Port
Transportation: pay 33.7% more in Saint Peter Port
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Saint Peter Port
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Saint Peter Port
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.6% more in Saint Peter Port
Clothing: pay 8.2% more in Saint Peter Port

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Saint Peter Port are more expensive than in Port Moresby. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Saint Peter Port.

Saint Peter Port vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Peter Port instead of Port Moresby, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Saint Peter Port
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$20.48 £15.37	+163.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	$9.88 £7.41	+77.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$2.87 £2.15	+282.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$2.42 £1.82	+263.4%
Average			+146.0%

Port Moresby vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.7% more for groceries

	Port Moresby	Saint Peter Port
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$2.14 £1.61	+40.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	$7.53 £5.65	+74.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$9.14 £6.86	+28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$5.90 £4.42	+59.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$5.59 £4.20	+116.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$2.15 £1.61	+10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$1.05 £0.79	-27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	$2.96 £2.22	-10.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$1.58 £1.19	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$1.30 £0.97	-14.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$1.10 £0.82	-16.1%
Average			+10.7%

Port Moresby vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.7% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Saint Peter Port
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	$8.12 £6.09	+115.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	$35.02 £26.27	+57.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	$25.80 £19.36	+10.6%
Average			+33.7%

Port Moresby vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Port Moresby	Saint Peter Port
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	$55.83 £41.89	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	+47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	+307.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$103.58 £77.71	+15.5%
Average			+104.1%

Port Moresby vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Saint Peter Port
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	+148.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	+220.9%
Average			+182.3%

Port Moresby vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of childcare

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pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Saint Peter Port
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$6.94 £5.21	+131.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$4.82 £3.62	+95.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	$17.18 £12.89	+166.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	$73.34 £55.03	+19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	$11.89 £8.92	+33.8%
Average			+67.6%

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Saint Peter Port
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$102.41 £76.84	+212.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	$29.73 £22.31	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$116.73 £87.58	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	$89.20 £66.92	-45.6%
Average			+8.2%

Port Moresby vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of clothing

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