Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 76.0% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Vaduz
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK38.03
|
$27.61
CHF25.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
$15.46
CHF14.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.91
|
$4.79
CHF4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
$3.50
CHF3.20
|
|
pay 52.6% more for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.77
|
$3.77
CHF3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.29
|
$7.67
CHF7.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.55
|
$6.88
CHF6.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.18
|
$7.71
CHF7.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.31
|
$4.87
CHF4.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.56
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
$1.85
CHF1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.77
|
$2.18
CHF1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.98
|
$2.25
CHF2.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.63
|
$0.95
CHF0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.80
|
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
|
pay 5.7% more for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.45
|
$6.90
CHF6.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.96
|
$55.21
CHF50.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK175,639.19
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,742.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.65
|
$10.85
CHF9.93
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
Port Moresby
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,463.66
|
$55.95
CHF51.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,342.86
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,444.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,778.35
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,173.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK415.30
|
$154.00
CHF140.89
|
|
pay 69.7% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,309.84
|
$248.46
CHF227.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,563.92
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,365.91
|
|
pay 94.3% more for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.08
|
$5.52
CHF5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.84
|
$5.34
CHF4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.44
|
$9.94
CHF9.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.99
|
$60.86
CHF55.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
$32.10
CHF29.37
|
|
pay 73.5% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.71
|
$95.70
CHF87.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.68
|
$45.67
CHF41.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK260.71
|
$107.59
CHF98.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK367.74
|
$152.03
CHF139.09
|
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