Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 12.6% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Germany, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.70
|
$9.26
PGK37.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.42
|
$9.04
PGK36.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.62
|
$0.94
PGK3.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$1.34
PGK5.38
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
Germany
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$1.44
PGK5.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.25
|
$2.42
PGK9.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.93
|
$6.73
PGK26.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
$3.81
PGK15.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.66
|
$2.97
PGK11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.29
PGK5.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.55
PGK6.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$1.56
PGK6.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.38
PGK5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.26
PGK5.07
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Germany
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$4.10
PGK16.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.56
|
$34.80
PGK139.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,081.65
|
$41,305.96
PGK165,661.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.57
|
$17.56
PGK70.41
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Germany
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.51
|
$344.22
PGK1,380.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€741.12
|
$2,807.14
PGK11,258.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€570.64
|
$418.22
PGK1,677.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€215.08
|
$117.79
PGK472.42
|
|
pay 19.9% less for childcare
Germany
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€402.05
|
$543.22
PGK2,178.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,585.45
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,601.51
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.01
|
$3.10
PGK12.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.19
|
$2.62
PGK10.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.16
|
$7.10
PGK28.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.80
|
$49.70
PGK199.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.63
|
$7.74
PGK31.06
|
|
pay 33.1% less for clothing
Germany
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.45
|
$33.56
PGK134.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.23
|
$36.14
PGK144.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.18
|
$61.31
PGK245.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€111.33
|
$86.48
PGK346.85
|
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