Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 4.1 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Russia, you would:
pay 78.6% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
|
pay 17.1 times more for housing
Russia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
|
pay 83.8% more for childcare
Russia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Russia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
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