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Port Moresby vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 9.2% more expensive than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 55.8% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 26.3% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 7.8% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 5.3% less in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.7% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 0.5% more in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Victoria, you would:

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pay 55.8% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.17 SCR205.08	$9.48 PGK40.21	-37.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.80 SCR159.51	$5.92 PGK25.13	-49.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 SCR30.73	$0.77 PGK3.27	-66.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.67 SCR36.10	$0.81 PGK3.45	-69.6%
Average			-55.8%

Victoria vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.3% more for groceries

	Victoria	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 SCR22.07	$1.55 PGK6.60	-4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$16.42 SCR222.01	$2.19 PGK9.30	-86.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.80 SCR92.01	$7.39 PGK31.35	+8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 SCR51.04	$3.78 PGK16.04	+0.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 SCR35.66	$2.82 PGK11.97	+7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 SCR12.92	$1.81 PGK7.69	+89.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 SCR17.57	$1.29 PGK5.47	-0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR13.78	$2.49 PGK10.56	+144.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.67 SCR36.04	$2.49 PGK10.56	-6.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR11.16	$1.48 PGK6.29	+79.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 SCR10.46	$1.23 PGK5.20	+58.4%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

	Victoria	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 SCR71.79	$4.14 PGK17.57	-22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.27 SCR328.13	$23.69 PGK100.53	-2.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR358,059.74	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 SCR309.90	$24.88 PGK105.56	+8.5%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 5.3% less for housing

	Victoria	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$137.06 SCR1,853.34	$165.84 PGK703.70	+21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$907.20 SCR12,267.66	$1,066.09 PGK4,523.79	+17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$752.68 SCR10,178.18	$473.82 PGK2,010.57	-37.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.71 SCR1,402.36	$80.08 PGK339.79	-22.8%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Victoria	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,050.83	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	+316.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR112,317.73	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	-52.2%
Average			+132.2%

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pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.87 SCR52.34	$2.37 PGK10.05	-38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.62 SCR62.41	$2.25 PGK9.55	-51.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.69 SCR306.78	$6.75 PGK28.65	-70.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.08 SCR1,258.65	$73.52 PGK311.97	-21.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 SCR91.15	$10.30 PGK43.71	+52.8%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 0.5% more for clothing

	Victoria	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.55 SCR805.21	$31.15 PGK132.20	-47.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.78 SCR348.64	$36.48 PGK154.81	+41.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.50 SCR1,142.72	$76.40 PGK324.21	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.90 SCR1,120.95	$97.73 PGK414.68	+17.9%
Average			+0.5%

Victoria 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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