Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 4.6% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Port Moresby
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.40
|
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.36
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
pay 23.5% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.61
|
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.16
|
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.03
|
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.13
|
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Brussels
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€811.37
|
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€877.43
|
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.73
|
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
pay 24.0% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.62
|
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
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