Cost of living comparison

Grenada

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Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 6.2% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 14.2% less in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 18.6% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 16.0% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 35.2% more in Port Moresby

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

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Port Moresby vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 27.5% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.78 PGK35.37	+5.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$5.56 PGK25.27	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.75 PGK3.41	-61.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.67 PGK3.03	-65.7%
Average			-27.5%

St. George's vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.2% less for groceries

	St. George's	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$1.52 PGK6.91	-36.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$4.32 PGK19.64	-37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$7.10 PGK32.28	-53.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$3.69 PGK16.78	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$2.58 PGK11.75	-39.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$1.95 PGK8.88	-68.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.44 PGK6.57	+30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$3.29 PGK14.97	+345.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$2.92 PGK13.29	+12.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.51 PGK6.88	+16.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$1.31 PGK5.96	-21.3%
Average			-14.2%

St. George's vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.6% less for transportation

	St. George's	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$3.78 PGK17.18	-28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$22.22 PGK101.06	-65.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+93.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.34 PGK106.12
Average			-18.6%

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pay 16.0% more for housing

	St. George's	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$91.68 PGK416.89	+80.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+26.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$89.65 PGK407.67	-53.3%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+1417.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	+85.5%
Average			+430.6%

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pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$3.00 PGK13.64	+8.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$2.47 PGK11.24	-43.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$6.45 PGK29.31
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$61.49 PGK279.61	+66.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$8.89 PGK40.43	-19.9%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 35.2% more for clothing

	St. George's	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$32.73 PGK148.82	-6.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$31.67 PGK144.02	-28.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$136.12 PGK619.02	+169.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$163.90 PGK745.35	+87.2%
Average			+35.2%

St. George's vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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