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Port Moresby vs. Roseau Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 35.9% more expensive than Roseau.

Restaurants: pay 30.0% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 32.4% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.3% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 9.1% less in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Roseau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.0% less for restaurants

	Roseau	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$9.48 PGK40.21	+28.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$5.92 PGK25.13	-15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$0.77 PGK3.27	-68.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.81 PGK3.45	-63.4%
Average			-30.0%

Roseau vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Roseau	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$1.55 PGK6.60	-25.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$2.19 PGK9.30	+82.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$7.39 PGK31.35	-41.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$3.78 PGK16.04	-32.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$2.82 PGK11.97	-44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$1.81 PGK7.69	-37.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$1.29 PGK5.47	+20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$2.49 PGK10.56	+22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$2.49 PGK10.56	+6.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$1.48 PGK6.29	-8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$1.23 PGK5.20	-10.8%
Average			-6.3%

Roseau vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.4% less for transportation

	Roseau	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$4.14 PGK17.57	-23.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$23.69 PGK100.53	-55.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	-36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$24.88 PGK105.56	-14.9%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Roseau	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$165.84 PGK703.70	+133.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$1,066.09 PGK4,523.79	+275.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$473.82 PGK2,010.57	+132.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$80.08 PGK339.79	-26.3%
Average			+129.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Roseau	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	+387.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	-10.6%
Average			+188.6%

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pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Roseau	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.37 PGK10.05	+28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$2.25 PGK9.55	-45.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$6.75 PGK28.65	-8.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$73.52 PGK311.97	+59.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$10.30 PGK43.71	+23.7%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

	Roseau	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$31.15 PGK132.20	-43.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$36.48 PGK154.81	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$76.40 PGK324.21	+3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$97.73 PGK414.68	+5.6%
Average			-9.1%

Roseau vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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