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Port Moresby vs. Luxembourg Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 35.2% cheaper than Luxembourg.

Restaurants: pay 70.9% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 36.0% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 0.7% less in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 66.7% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.5% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 35.5% less in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Luxembourg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.9% less for restaurants

	Luxembourg	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.53 €20.90	$9.48 PGK40.36	-61.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.18 €12.94	$5.92 PGK25.23	-61.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.21 €3.59	$0.77 PGK3.28	-81.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.98 €3.39	$0.81 PGK3.46	-79.6%
Average			-70.9%

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Luxembourg	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$3.47 €2.96	$1.55 PGK6.62	-55.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.61 €8.19	$2.19 PGK9.33	-77.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.90 €5.88	$7.39 PGK31.46	+7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.28 €4.50	$3.78 PGK16.10	-28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.92 €5.89	$2.82 PGK12.01	-59.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 €1.26	$1.81 PGK7.72	+22.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.94	$1.29 PGK5.49	+17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.29	$2.49 PGK10.60	+64.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.03 €1.73	$2.49 PGK10.60	+22.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.06	$1.48 PGK6.32	+19.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$1.23 PGK5.22	+1.0%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 36.0% less for transportation

	Luxembourg	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 €5.63	$4.14 PGK17.63	-37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.69 PGK100.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,039.69 €29,854.02	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	-36.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$37.96 €32.34	$24.88 PGK105.95	-34.5%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 0.7% less for housing

	Luxembourg	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.05 €49.46	$165.84 PGK706.33	+185.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,174.26 €1,852.48	$1,066.09 PGK4,540.70	-51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,864.11 €1,588.23	$473.82 PGK2,018.09	-74.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$215.65 €183.74	$80.08 PGK341.06	-62.9%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 66.7% less for childcare

	Luxembourg	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,485.02 €1,265.24	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	-57.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,449.19 €14,014.81	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	-75.9%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Luxembourg	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 €5.97	$2.37 PGK10.09	-66.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.79	$2.25 PGK9.59	-49.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.59 €6.47	$6.75 PGK28.76	-11.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.65 €54.23	$73.52 PGK313.14	+15.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.52 €14.93	$10.30 PGK43.87	-41.2%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 35.5% less for clothing

	Luxembourg	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.40 €82.14	$31.15 PGK132.69	-67.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.12 €38.44	$36.48 PGK155.39	-19.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.15 €91.30	$76.40 PGK325.42	-28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.15 €113.45	$97.73 PGK416.23	-26.6%
Average			-35.5%

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