Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 21.2% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
St. George's
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK38.03
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.91
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Port Moresby
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.77
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.29
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.55
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.18
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.31
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.56
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.77
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.98
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.63
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.80
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Port Moresby
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.45
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.96
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK175,639.19
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.65
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,463.66
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,342.86
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,778.35
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK415.30
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
Port Moresby
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,309.84
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,563.92
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.08
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.84
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.44
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.99
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 62.1% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.71
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.68
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK260.71
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK367.74
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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