Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 70.3% more expensive than Bratislava.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$9.83
PGK36.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.09
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.86
|
$1.01
PGK3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
|
pay 46.8% more for groceries
Bratislava
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.43
|
$1.49
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.91
|
$2.66
PGK9.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
€4.04
|
$7.38
PGK27.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€2.98
|
$3.92
PGK14.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.01
|
$3.18
PGK11.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.72
|
$1.44
PGK5.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$2.01
PGK7.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.58
|
$1.29
PGK4.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$1.20
PGK4.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$1.24
PGK4.66
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
Bratislava
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.74
|
$4.51
PGK16.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.38
|
$38.24
PGK143.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,288.38
|
$45,390.07
PGK170,580.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$19.29
PGK72.50
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Bratislava
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.98
€19.32
|
$378.25
PGK1,421.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.39
€684.62
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,102.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$559.19
€514.99
|
$459.57
PGK1,727.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.41
€167.99
|
$107.32
PGK403.34
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
Bratislava
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.15
€522.32
|
$596.93
PGK2,243.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,334.68
€15,043.42
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,058.09
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
€2.08
|
$3.12
PGK11.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.39
|
$3.32
PGK12.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.56
|
$7.09
PGK26.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.69
€35.63
|
$52.20
PGK196.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Bratislava
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.13
€66.43
|
$36.88
PGK138.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.23
€30.61
|
$39.72
PGK149.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
€74.17
|
$67.38
PGK253.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.09
€94.02
|
$95.04
PGK357.15
|
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