Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 7.4% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 7.6% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 54.5% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 18.8% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 1.6% less in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 1.5% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 9.0% less in Port Moresby

The cost of groceries and transportation in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Riyadh. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, housing, and childcare are lower in Port Moresby.

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Port Moresby vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Riyadh, you would:

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pay 7.6% less for restaurants

	Riyadh	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 SAR30.00	$7.78 PGK35.37	-2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$5.56 PGK25.27	-30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$0.75 PGK3.41	-14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.18	$0.67 PGK3.03	+112.7%
Average			-7.6%

Riyadh vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.5% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$1.52 PGK6.91	+18.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 SAR19.78	$4.32 PGK19.64	-18.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.39	$7.10 PGK32.28	+4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 SAR11.57	$3.69 PGK16.78	+19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 SAR16.27	$2.58 PGK11.75	-40.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SAR4.88	$1.95 PGK8.88	+50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$1.44 PGK6.57	+65.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SAR4.23	$3.29 PGK14.97	+192.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$2.92 PGK13.29	+267.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$1.51 PGK6.88	+178.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.21	$1.31 PGK5.96	+122.4%
Average			+54.5%

Riyadh vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.8% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$3.78 PGK17.18	+60.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.31 SAR140.01	$22.22 PGK101.06	-40.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,642.08 SAR130K	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+44.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.00	$23.34 PGK106.12	+28.8%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 1.6% less for housing

	Riyadh	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.73 SAR269.20	$91.68 PGK416.89	+27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	-33.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.86 SAR307.20	$89.65 PGK407.67	+9.5%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 1.5% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-38.9%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$3.00 PGK13.64	+40.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 SAR16.07	$2.47 PGK11.24	-42.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$6.45 PGK29.31	-16.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.94 SAR337.52	$61.49 PGK279.61	-31.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 SAR50.00	$8.89 PGK40.43	-33.3%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 9.0% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.30 SAR218.78	$32.73 PGK148.82	-43.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.26 SAR203.65	$31.67 PGK144.02	-41.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 SAR385.02	$136.12 PGK619.02	+32.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.93 SAR390.02	$163.90 PGK745.35	+57.7%
Average			-9.0%

Riyadh vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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