Cost of living comparison

Jersey

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Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 42.0% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 71.0% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 8.7% less in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 29.7% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 45.5% less in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 59.8% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.0% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 40.6% less in Port Moresby

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation are lower in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Saint Helier, you would:

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pay 71.0% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$39.64 £29.74	$7.78 PGK35.37	-80.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.93	$5.56 PGK25.27	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.28 £2.46	$0.75 PGK3.41	-77.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 £1.86	$0.67 PGK3.03	-73.1%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 8.7% less for groceries

	Saint Helier	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 £2.06	$1.52 PGK6.91	-44.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 £2.70	$4.32 PGK19.64	+19.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.51 £6.38	$7.10 PGK32.28	-16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.26 £4.70	$3.69 PGK16.78	-41.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.39 £4.05	$2.58 PGK11.75	-52.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 £1.43	$1.95 PGK8.88	+2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.18	$1.44 PGK6.57	-8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 £1.40	$3.29 PGK14.97	+76.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 £1.52	$2.92 PGK13.29	+44.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 £1.08	$1.51 PGK6.88	+4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$1.31 PGK5.96	-6.5%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 29.7% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.81 £5.86	$3.78 PGK17.18	-51.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.71 £51.56	$22.22 PGK101.06	-67.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,428.74 £19,829.48	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+89.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.93 £18.70	$23.34 PGK106.12	-6.4%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 45.5% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.68 £54.53	$91.68 PGK416.89	+26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.45 £1,379.39	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	-12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,568.11 £1,176.55	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	-64.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$243.20 £182.47	$89.65 PGK407.67	-63.1%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 59.8% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,708.95 £2,032.52	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	-68.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,892.93 £8,923.27	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-48.1%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.93 £5.95	$3.00 PGK13.64	-62.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.83 £3.63	$2.47 PGK11.24	-48.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.82 £14.87	$6.45 PGK29.31	-67.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.98 £57.01	$61.49 PGK279.61	-19.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.82 £14.87	$8.89 PGK40.43	-55.2%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 40.6% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.51 £77.67	$32.73 PGK148.82	-68.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.68 £54.53	$31.67 PGK144.02	-56.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.93 £89.23	$136.12 PGK619.02	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$207.03 £155.33	$163.90 PGK745.35	-20.8%
Average			-40.6%

Saint Helier vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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