Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 4.0% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Port Moresby
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.54
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.18
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.10
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.64
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,590.76
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€28.13
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Luxembourg
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.96
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,740.91
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,349.11
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€162.57
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,089.96
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,601.06
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€6.03
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.57
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.41
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.93
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.76
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.91
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€89.11
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
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