Cost of living comparison

Romania

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Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 25.8% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 46.2% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 94.0% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 9.2% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 59.6% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 24.0% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 1.3% less in Port Moresby

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

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Port Moresby vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.2% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.64 RON69.25	$7.78 PGK35.37	-46.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.63	$5.56 PGK25.27	-24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 RON11.44	$0.75 PGK3.41	-69.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 RON10.65	$0.67 PGK3.03	-70.4%
Average			-46.2%

Bucharest vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.0% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 RON6.24	$1.52 PGK6.91	+15.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 RON20.63	$4.32 PGK19.64	-1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.22 RON29.40	$7.10 PGK32.28	+14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 RON17.35	$3.69 PGK16.78	+0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 RON14.45	$2.58 PGK11.75	-15.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 RON2.70	$1.95 PGK8.88	+241.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 RON3.43	$1.44 PGK6.57	+99.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RON3.25	$3.29 PGK14.97	+378.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 RON5.42	$2.92 PGK13.29	+155.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.73	$1.51 PGK6.88	+314.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RON1.62	$1.31 PGK5.96	+282.8%
Average			+94.0%

Bucharest vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.2% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.45 RON35.25	$3.78 PGK17.18	-49.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.91 RON98.93	$22.22 PGK101.06	+6.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+75.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 RON26.71	$23.34 PGK106.12	+313.3%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 59.6% more for housing

	Bucharest	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.27 RON43.83	$91.68 PGK416.89	+889.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.15 RON3,203.34	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+136.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.32 RON2,135.02	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+23.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.83 RON699.33	$89.65 PGK407.67	-39.4%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 24.0% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$627.11 RON2,966.59	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+34.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-57.0%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.76 RON17.81	$3.00 PGK13.64	-20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 RON16.59	$2.47 PGK11.24	-29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 RON30.42	$6.45 PGK29.31	+0.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.22 RON232.83	$61.49 PGK279.61	+24.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 RON39.57	$8.89 PGK40.43	+6.3%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 1.3% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.76 RON419.90	$32.73 PGK148.82	-63.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.43 RON181.80	$31.67 PGK144.02	-17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.83 RON368.20	$136.12 PGK619.02	+74.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.69 RON433.74	$163.90 PGK745.35	+78.8%
Average			-1.3%

Bucharest vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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