Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 3.9% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.18
|
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.52
|
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.37
|
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.82
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.05
|
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.40
|
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.74
|
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.71
|
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$160.45
|
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,876.17
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.39
|
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Wellington
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$96.69
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,672.86
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,352.56
|
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$223.85
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,401.18
|
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,241.51
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.59
|
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.03
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$69.52
|
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.07
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$132.08
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$79.21
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$180.75
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$213.59
|
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
|
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