Cost of living comparison

Greece

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 2.7% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 50.7% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 51.4% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 12.5% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 23.3% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 16.1% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 16.3% less in Port Moresby

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

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Port Moresby vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.7% less for restaurants

	Athens	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$7.78 PGK34.81	-53.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$5.56 PGK24.87	-50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.52	$0.75 PGK3.36	-73.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$0.67 PGK2.98	+19.1%
Average			-50.7%

Athens vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.4% more for groceries

	Athens	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.52 PGK6.80	+6.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.74	$4.32 PGK19.32	-42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.37	$7.10 PGK31.77	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.45	$3.69 PGK16.52	-26.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.25	$2.58 PGK11.56	-45.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.95 PGK8.74	+97.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$1.44 PGK6.47	+62.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$3.29 PGK14.74	+415.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$2.92 PGK13.08	+200.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$1.51 PGK6.77	+213.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$1.31 PGK5.87	+153.6%
Average			+51.4%

Athens vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.5% less for transportation

	Athens	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.78	$3.78 PGK16.91	-56.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €26.98	$22.22 PGK99.46	-26.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,965.18	$50,004.77 PGK224K	+78.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.19	$23.34 PGK104.44	+86.1%
Average			-12.5%

Athens vs. Port Moresby - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.3% more for housing

	Athens	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.10	$91.68 PGK410.28	+201.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €662.59	$1,603.86 PGK7,177.88	+116.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €585.14	$555.61 PGK2,486.56	-15.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €143.32	$89.65 PGK401.21	-44.2%
Average			+23.3%

Athens vs. Port Moresby - Cost of housing

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pay 16.1% less for childcare

	Athens	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €511.93	$842.47 PGK3,770.38	+46.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,501.17	$6,176.41 PGK27,641.83	-52.1%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$3.00 PGK13.43	-46.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.67	$2.47 PGK11.07	-39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €5.00	$6.45 PGK28.84	+15.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.70	$61.49 PGK275.18	+12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.49	$8.89 PGK39.79	-16.4%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 16.3% less for clothing

	Athens	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €81.71	$32.73 PGK146.46	-64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.71	$31.67 PGK141.73	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €92.90	$136.12 PGK609.21	+30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €110.23	$163.90 PGK733.54	+32.7%
Average			-16.3%

Athens vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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