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Port Moresby vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 42.0% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 66.2% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 15.7% less in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 28.2% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 13.0% less in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 73.5% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.6% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 53.0% less in Port Moresby

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries 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 66.2% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £29.95	$9.48 PGK40.32	-76.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £7.99	$5.92 PGK25.20	-44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.37	$0.77 PGK3.28	-75.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.90	$0.81 PGK3.46	-68.0%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 15.7% less for groceries

	Saint Helier	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.74	$1.55 PGK6.61	-33.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.22	$2.19 PGK9.32	-49.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.14	$7.39 PGK31.43	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.28	$3.78 PGK16.09	-33.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.94	$2.82 PGK12.00	-46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.46	$1.81 PGK7.71	-7.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$1.29 PGK5.49	-10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.43	$2.49 PGK10.59	+30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.41	$2.49 PGK10.59	+31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.32	$1.48 PGK6.31	-15.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.28	$1.23 PGK5.21	-28.7%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 28.2% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £6.05	$4.14 PGK17.61	-48.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £49.91	$23.69 PGK100.79	-64.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,470.80	$22,387.96 PGK95,245.14	+1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £18.83	$24.88 PGK105.83	-1.2%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 13.0% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £55.73	$165.84 PGK705.52	+122.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,505.66	$1,066.09 PGK4,535.48	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,217.84	$473.82 PGK2,015.77	-70.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £137.40	$80.08 PGK340.67	-56.4%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 73.5% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,597.17	$631.76 PGK2,687.69	-70.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,644.25	$3,968.24 PGK16,882.07	-76.5%
Average			-73.5%

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pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £5.99	$2.37 PGK10.08	-70.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.66	$2.25 PGK9.57	-54.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.43	$6.75 PGK28.72	-55.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £51.16	$73.52 PGK312.78	+7.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.47	$10.30 PGK43.82	-50.2%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 53.0% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £79.86	$31.15 PGK132.54	-70.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £53.57	$36.48 PGK155.21	-49.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £93.58	$76.40 PGK325.04	-39.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £156.39	$97.73 PGK415.75	-53.3%
Average			-53.0%

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