Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 3.0 times more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS63,174.57
|
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS44,222.20
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,643.31
|
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,331.61
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,176.72
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,710.83
|
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,607.16
|
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,584.68
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,380.98
|
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,781.67
|
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,933.37
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS13,039.29
|
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,327.85
|
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,843.91
|
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,309.40
|
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,554.67
|
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS177,433.89
|
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS170,675,596.64
|
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,441.57
|
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
Tashkent
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS227,295.36
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,624,074.72
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,281,549.59
|
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS421,533.45
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
|
pay 68.4% more for childcare
Tashkent
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,811,891.41
|
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS83,434,424.75
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,870.92
|
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,334.22
|
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,605.63
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS547,674.88
|
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS56,891.87
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS686,903.45
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS751,219.87
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,236,338.34
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,379,692.56
|
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
|
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