Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 51.5% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
pay 57.7% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
|
pay 58.9% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Riyadh
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
|
pay 13.8% more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
|
pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
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