Cost of living comparison

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Port Moresby vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 3.4% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 63.2% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 19.7% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 41.1% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 19.4% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 91.5% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 34.0% less in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.2% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.96	$9.48 PGK40.32	-45.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.57	$5.92 PGK25.20	-56.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €2.98	$0.77 PGK3.28	-77.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.55	$0.81 PGK3.46	-72.8%
Average			-63.2%

Berlin vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.7% more for groceries

	Berlin	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.93	$1.55 PGK6.61	-31.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.06	$2.19 PGK9.32	-69.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.38	$7.39 PGK31.43	+44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.32	$3.78 PGK16.09	-2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.71	$2.82 PGK12.00	-48.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.32	$1.81 PGK7.71	+17.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$1.29 PGK5.49	+37.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.03	$2.49 PGK10.59	+107.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.50	$2.49 PGK10.59	+41.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.77	$1.48 PGK6.31	+63.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.66	$1.23 PGK5.21	+57.7%
Average			+19.7%

Berlin vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.1% less for transportation

	Berlin	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.42	$4.14 PGK17.61	-45.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €58.84	$23.69 PGK100.79	-65.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €27,923.05	$22,387.96 PGK95,245.14	-31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.32	$24.88 PGK105.83	-22.3%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 19.4% more for housing

	Berlin	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €42.97	$165.84 PGK705.52	+229.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,218.57	$1,066.09 PGK4,535.48	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €912.22	$473.82 PGK2,015.77	-55.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €236.60	$80.08 PGK340.67	-71.1%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 91.5% more for childcare

	Berlin	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €157.90	$631.76 PGK2,687.69	+241.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,179.96	$3,968.24 PGK16,882.07	-58.6%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.49	$2.37 PGK10.08	-54.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.80	$2.25 PGK9.57	-49.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.68	$6.75 PGK28.72	-33.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.12	$73.52 PGK312.78	+89.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.71	$10.30 PGK43.82	-30.8%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 34.0% less for clothing

	Berlin	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €80.09	$31.15 PGK132.54	-66.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.26	$36.48 PGK155.21	-16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €91.08	$76.40 PGK325.04	-28.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €110.65	$97.73 PGK415.75	-24.6%
Average			-34.0%

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