Cost of living comparison

Barbados

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 23.3% cheaper than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 56.3% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 13.8% less in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 22.5% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 20.8% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.7% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Port Moresby

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

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Port Moresby vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.3% less for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$7.78 PGK35.37	-61.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 BBD20.00	$5.56 PGK25.27	-44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 BBD4.83	$0.75 PGK3.41	-69.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$0.67 PGK3.03	-55.6%
Average			-56.3%

Bridgetown vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.8% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$3.83 BBD7.67	$1.52 PGK6.91	-60.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 BBD8.97	$4.32 PGK19.64	-3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.40 BBD30.80	$7.10 PGK32.28	-53.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33 BBD12.67	$3.69 PGK16.78	-41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.38 BBD8.77	$2.58 PGK11.75	-41.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.49 BBD4.98	$1.95 PGK8.88	-21.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 BBD2.88	$1.44 PGK6.57	+0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.38 BBD4.75	$3.29 PGK14.97	+38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.54	$2.92 PGK13.29	+28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 BBD1.64	$1.51 PGK6.88	+83.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 BBD2.10	$1.31 PGK5.96	+24.9%
Average			-13.8%

Bridgetown vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.5% less for transportation

	Bridgetown	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.76 BBD15.52	$3.78 PGK17.18	-51.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.22 PGK101.06
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.34 PGK106.12
Average			-22.5%

Bridgetown vs. Port Moresby - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.8% less for housing

	Bridgetown	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.25 BBD162.50	$91.68 PGK416.89	+12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,183.33 BBD2,366.67	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,133.33 BBD2,266.67	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	-51.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$149.12 BBD298.24	$89.65 PGK407.67	-39.9%
Average			-20.8%

Bridgetown vs. Port Moresby - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Bridgetown	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$842.47 PGK3,831.07
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83

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pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$3.00 PGK13.64	+20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.67 BBD11.33	$2.47 PGK11.24	-56.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$6.45 PGK29.31
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.33 BBD126.67	$61.49 PGK279.61	-2.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00 BBD30.00	$8.89 PGK40.43	-40.7%
Average			-25.7%

Bridgetown vs. Port Moresby - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Bridgetown	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.50 BBD105.00	$32.73 PGK148.82	-37.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 BBD67.50	$31.67 PGK144.02	-6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.00 BBD250.00	$136.12 PGK619.02	+8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.25 BBD162.50	$163.90 PGK745.35	+101.7%
Average			+6.5%

Bridgetown vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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