Cost of living comparison

Monaco

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Monaco Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 65.2% cheaper than Monaco.

Restaurants: pay 66.5% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 1.4% less in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 27.8% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 85.8% less in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 76.9% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.4% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 64.9% less in Port Moresby

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

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Port Moresby vs. Monaco Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.5% less for restaurants

	Monaco	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.60 €17.44	$7.78 PGK35.37	-60.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.32 €10.96	$5.56 PGK25.27	-54.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$6.08 €5.41	$0.75 PGK3.41	-87.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.48 €3.99	$0.67 PGK3.03	-85.1%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 1.4% less for groceries

	Monaco	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$3.31 €2.94	$1.52 PGK6.91	-54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.83 €6.08	$4.32 PGK19.64	-36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 €5.97	$7.10 PGK32.28	+5.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.87 €4.33	$3.69 PGK16.78	-24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.62 €6.78	$2.58 PGK11.75	-66.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 €1.30	$1.95 PGK8.88	+34.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$1.44 PGK6.57	+14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 €1.09	$3.29 PGK14.97	+168.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 €1.40	$2.92 PGK13.29	+85.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.98	$1.51 PGK6.88	+37.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$1.31 PGK5.96	+3.4%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 27.8% less for transportation

	Monaco	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.62 €7.67	$3.78 PGK17.18	-56.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.51 €20.93	$22.22 PGK101.06	-5.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,347.38 €43,030.91	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.34 PGK106.12
Average			-27.8%

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pay 85.8% less for housing

	Monaco	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.82 €56.81	$91.68 PGK416.89	+43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$9,144.51 €8,138.94	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	-82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$8,248.72 €7,341.66	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	-93.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$323.95 €288.33	$89.65 PGK407.67	-72.3%
Average			-85.8%

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pay 76.9% less for childcare

	Monaco	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,183.48 €1,943.38	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	-61.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$44,649.46 €39,739.62	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-86.2%
Average			-76.9%

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pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Monaco	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.08 €8.97	$3.00 PGK13.64	-70.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 €3.29	$2.47 PGK11.24	-33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.00 €12.46	$6.45 PGK29.31	-54.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$226.75 €201.81	$61.49 PGK279.61	-72.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €11.96	$8.89 PGK40.43	-33.8%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 64.9% less for clothing

	Monaco	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$150.42 €133.88	$32.73 PGK148.82	-78.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$83.42 €74.25	$31.67 PGK144.02	-62.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.21 €148.83	$136.12 PGK619.02	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$727.27 €647.29	$163.90 PGK745.35	-77.5%
Average			-64.9%

Monaco vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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