Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 8.3% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Port Moresby
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.18
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.53
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.78
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.46
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.42
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Brussels
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€906.01
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€917.70
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Port Moresby
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.05
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.39
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.13
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Port Moresby
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€134.31
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
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