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Port Moresby vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 50.0% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 76.2% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 13.9% less in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 58.6% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 5.6% less in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 85.9% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.7% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 59.2% less in Port Moresby

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.2% less for restaurants

	Bern	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.22 CHF23.49	$9.48 PGK40.21	-67.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF15.09	$5.92 PGK25.13	-68.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.16 CHF4.15	$0.77 PGK3.27	-85.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.93 CHF3.96	$0.81 PGK3.45	-83.5%
Average			-76.2%

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pay 13.9% less for groceries

	Bern	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$3.73 CHF3.00	$1.55 PGK6.60	-58.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.58 CHF11.72	$2.19 PGK9.30	-85.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.60 CHF6.91	$7.39 PGK31.35	-14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.49 CHF6.02	$3.78 PGK16.04	-49.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$15.45 CHF12.42	$2.82 PGK11.97	-81.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 CHF1.39	$1.81 PGK7.69	+5.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.83	$1.29 PGK5.47	+24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CHF1.16	$2.49 PGK10.56	+73.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.39 CHF2.73	$2.49 PGK10.56	-26.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 CHF0.84	$1.48 PGK6.29	+42.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 CHF0.84	$1.23 PGK5.20	+16.7%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 58.6% less for transportation

	Bern	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.42 CHF6.77	$4.14 PGK17.57	-50.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.10 CHF80.47	$23.69 PGK100.53	-76.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,041.86 CHF32,994.66	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	-45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$65.19 CHF52.41	$24.88 PGK105.56	-61.8%
Average			-58.6%

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pay 5.6% less for housing

	Bern	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.82 CHF51.30	$165.84 PGK703.70	+159.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,948.71 CHF1,566.62	$1,066.09 PGK4,523.79	-45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,636.67 CHF1,315.76	$473.82 PGK2,010.57	-71.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$234.53 CHF188.54	$80.08 PGK339.79	-65.9%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 85.9% less for childcare

	Bern	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,420.16 CHF2,749.56	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	-81.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,875.03 CHF32,860.54	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	-90.3%
Average			-85.9%

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pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.38 CHF7.54	$2.37 PGK10.05	-74.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 CHF4.98	$2.25 PGK9.55	-63.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 CHF9.46	$6.75 PGK28.65	-42.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.65 CHF65.64	$73.52 PGK311.97	-10.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$27.53 CHF22.13	$10.30 PGK43.71	-62.6%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 59.2% less for clothing

	Bern	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$155.91 CHF125.34	$31.15 PGK132.20	-80.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.91 CHF57.00	$36.48 PGK154.81	-48.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.05 CHF134.29	$76.40 PGK324.21	-54.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$212.36 CHF170.72	$97.73 PGK414.68	-54.0%
Average			-59.2%

Bern vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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