Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 50.4% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Spain, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.56
|
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
pay 59.2% more for groceries
Spain
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.89
|
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
Spain
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.20
|
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.00
|
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.13
|
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Spain
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.71
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.95
|
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
Spain
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€318.02
|
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.24
|
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.82
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Spain
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.83
|
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
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