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Port Moresby vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 5.1% cheaper than Ljubljana.

Restaurants: pay 54.1% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 41.6% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 3.8% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 49.3% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 31.9% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 38.8% less in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.1% less for restaurants

	Ljubljana	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$9.48 PGK40.61	-45.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €8.06	$5.92 PGK25.38	-36.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.03 €2.61	$0.77 PGK3.30	-74.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 €1.72	$0.81 PGK3.48	-59.3%
Average			-54.1%

Ljubljana vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.6% more for groceries

	Ljubljana	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$2.15 €1.86	$1.55 PGK6.66	-27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.64 €5.73	$2.19 PGK9.39	-67.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.79 €4.99	$7.39 PGK31.66	+27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 €3.43	$3.78 PGK16.21	-4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.92 €4.25	$2.82 PGK12.09	-42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$1.81 PGK7.76	+92.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.69	$1.29 PGK5.53	+60.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.86	$2.49 PGK10.67	+150.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.37	$2.49 PGK10.67	+56.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.54	$1.48 PGK6.36	+137.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.61	$1.23 PGK5.25	+74.2%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 3.8% less for transportation

	Ljubljana	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 €5.80	$4.14 PGK17.74	-38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.22 €37.27	$23.69 PGK101.54	-45.2%
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)	$12.98 €11.19	$24.88 PGK106.61	+91.7%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 49.3% more for housing

	Ljubljana	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.20 €35.53	$165.84 PGK710.76	+302.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,015.22 €875.45	$1,066.09 PGK4,569.17	+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$854.66 €737.00	$473.82 PGK2,030.74	-44.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$233.25 €201.14	$80.08 PGK343.20	-65.7%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 31.9% less for childcare

	Ljubljana	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$582.48 €502.29	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	+8.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,307.87 €12,338.06	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	-72.3%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ljubljana	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.68 €3.17	$2.37 PGK10.15	-35.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.64 €2.28	$2.25 PGK9.65	-14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.19 €5.34	$6.75 PGK28.94	+9.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.66 €44.54	$73.52 PGK315.10	+42.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.06	$10.30 PGK44.14	+10.2%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 38.8% less for clothing

	Ljubljana	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.33 €93.42	$31.15 PGK133.52	-71.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.35 €39.97	$36.48 PGK156.37	-21.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.57 €91.90	$76.40 PGK327.46	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.91 €128.41	$97.73 PGK418.84	-34.4%
Average			-38.8%

Ljubljana vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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