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Port Moresby vs. Bratislava Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 6.3% more expensive than Bratislava.

Restaurants: pay 44.6% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 27.9% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 19.2% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 36.0% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 25.9% less in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Bratislava Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.6% less for restaurants

	Bratislava	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.68 €10.07	$9.48 PGK40.61	-18.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.22 €8.81	$5.92 PGK25.38	-42.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €1.94	$0.77 PGK3.30	-65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 €1.45	$0.81 PGK3.48	-51.8%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 27.9% more for groceries

	Bratislava	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 €1.54	$1.55 PGK6.66	-13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.78 €6.70	$2.19 PGK9.39	-71.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.82 €4.16	$7.39 PGK31.66	+53.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.98 €3.44	$3.78 PGK16.21	-5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.85 €3.32	$2.82 PGK12.09	-26.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.83	$1.81 PGK7.76	+87.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.79	$1.29 PGK5.53	+41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.04	$2.49 PGK10.67	+106.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 €1.82	$2.49 PGK10.67	+18.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.75	$1.48 PGK6.36	+71.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.73	$1.23 PGK5.25	+45.1%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 19.2% less for transportation

	Bratislava	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.78 €5.85	$4.14 PGK17.74	-39.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.05 €36.26	$23.69 PGK101.54	-43.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	-23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.27 €16.62	$24.88 PGK106.61	+29.1%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bratislava	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.47 €18.51	$165.84 PGK710.76	+672.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$959.42 €827.33	$1,066.09 PGK4,569.17	+11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$734.16 €633.09	$473.82 PGK2,030.74	-35.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.94 €168.10	$80.08 PGK343.20	-58.9%
Average			+147.3%

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pay 36.0% less for childcare

	Bratislava	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$652.73 €562.86	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	-3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,707.73 €10,958.22	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	-68.8%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bratislava	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 €2.52	$2.37 PGK10.15	-18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 €2.85	$2.25 PGK9.65	-32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.42 €5.54	$6.75 PGK28.94	+5.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.03 €45.73	$73.52 PGK315.10	+38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 €11.08	$10.30 PGK44.14	-19.8%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 25.9% less for clothing

	Bratislava	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.35 €77.91	$31.15 PGK133.52	-65.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.49 €35.78	$36.48 PGK156.37	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.14 €76.86	$76.40 PGK327.46	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.59 €95.37	$97.73 PGK418.84	-11.6%
Average			-25.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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