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Port Moresby vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 36.0% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 5.8% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 30.5% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 9.3% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 65.3% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.3% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 30.8% less in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of San Salvador, you would:

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pay 5.8% less for restaurants

	San Salvador	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 SVC61.08	$9.48 PGK40.61	+35.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.08	$5.92 PGK25.38	-15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 SVC9.90	$0.77 PGK3.30	-32.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 SVC7.95	$0.81 PGK3.48	-10.9%
Average			-5.8%

San Salvador vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.5% more for groceries

	San Salvador	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 SVC17.01	$1.55 PGK6.66	-20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 SVC32.86	$2.19 PGK9.39	-41.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.84 SVC59.68	$7.39 PGK31.66	+8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.01 SVC26.26	$3.78 PGK16.21	+25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 SVC26.05	$2.82 PGK12.09	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 SVC15.46	$1.81 PGK7.76	+2.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SVC6.60	$1.29 PGK5.53	+70.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 SVC10.17	$2.49 PGK10.67	+113.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 SVC10.61	$2.49 PGK10.67	+104.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 SVC8.44	$1.48 PGK6.36	+53.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SVC8.51	$1.23 PGK5.25	+25.6%
Average			+30.5%

San Salvador vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.3% more for transportation

	San Salvador	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 SVC33.34	$4.14 PGK17.74	+8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.00 SVC130.88	$23.69 PGK101.54	+57.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	-12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.93 SVC261.12	$24.88 PGK106.61	-16.9%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 65.3% more for housing

	San Salvador	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.33 SVC378.09	$165.84 PGK710.76	+282.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	$1,066.09 PGK4,569.17	+18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	$473.82 PGK2,030.74	-37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.16 SVC716.84	$80.08 PGK343.20	-2.5%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	San Salvador	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	+288.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	-38.2%
Average			+125.1%

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pay 58.3% more for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.45	$2.37 PGK10.15	+18.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 SVC28.35	$2.25 PGK9.65	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC34.90	$6.75 PGK28.94	+68.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 SVC268.74	$73.52 PGK315.10	+138.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.25 SVC45.81	$10.30 PGK44.14	+96.2%
Average			+58.3%

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pay 30.8% less for clothing

	San Salvador	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.60 SVC546.20	$31.15 PGK133.52	-50.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.83 SVC399.91	$36.48 PGK156.37	-20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	$76.40 PGK327.46	-42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.17 SVC952.51	$97.73 PGK418.84	-10.5%
Average			-30.8%

San Salvador 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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