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Port Moresby vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 26.4% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 22.0% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 13.6% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 87.2% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 19.2% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.3% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 29.0% less in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.0% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966,418	$9.48 PGK40.61	-12.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$5.92 PGK25.38	-26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,798	$0.77 PGK3.30	-56.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.81 PGK3.48	+6.5%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Beirut	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,834	$1.55 PGK6.66	+107.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,159	$2.19 PGK9.39	-56.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP553,696	$7.39 PGK31.66	+19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,561	$3.78 PGK16.21	+23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP382,621	$2.82 PGK12.09	-34.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,735	$1.81 PGK7.76	+97.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,250	$1.29 PGK5.53	+94.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,814	$2.49 PGK10.67	+313.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,143	$2.49 PGK10.67	+392.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,170	$1.48 PGK6.36	+256.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,194	$1.23 PGK5.25	+122.4%
Average			+121.5%

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pay 13.6% less for transportation

	Beirut	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,128	$4.14 PGK17.74	+18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$23.69 PGK101.54	-67.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	-36.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	$24.88 PGK106.61	+30.9%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 87.2% more for housing

	Beirut	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$165.84 PGK710.76	+337.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	$1,066.09 PGK4,569.17	+26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	$473.82 PGK2,030.74	+27.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$80.08 PGK343.20	-42.5%
Average			+87.2%

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pay 19.2% more for childcare

	Beirut	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	+74.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	-35.9%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$2.37 PGK10.15	-40.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,366	$2.25 PGK9.65	-31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,754	$6.75 PGK28.94	+164.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	$73.52 PGK315.10	+10.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893,153	$10.30 PGK44.14	+3.0%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 29.0% less for clothing

	Beirut	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	$31.15 PGK133.52	-47.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$36.48 PGK156.37	-27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	$76.40 PGK327.46	-36.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	$97.73 PGK418.84	-5.0%
Average			-29.0%

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