Cost of living comparison
Suva is 34.2% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Suva instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$4.08
FJD9.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$6.56
FJD14.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$1.07
FJD2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.79
FJD1.78
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$0.43
FJD0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$4.58
FJD10.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$4.62
FJD10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$2.50
FJD5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$2.56
FJD5.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$1.05
FJD2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$1.15
FJD2.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$0.62
FJD1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.51
FJD1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.44
FJD1.00
|
|
pay 35.3% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$5.06
FJD11.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$31.74
FJD71.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$18,139.36
FJD40,873.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$4.53
FJD10.22
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$26.49
FJD59.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$634.88
FJD1,430.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$311.14
FJD701.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$36.44
FJD82.11
|
|
pay 12.9% less for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$186.84
FJD421.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$6,484.82
FJD14,612.24
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$2.72
FJD6.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$2.70
FJD6.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$7.26
FJD16.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$27.08
FJD61.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$3.63
FJD8.17
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$21.31
FJD48.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$25.40
FJD57.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$50.25
FJD113.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$47.07
FJD106.07
|
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