Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 50.1% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Port Moresby
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$9.83
PGK38.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.47
|
$1.01
PGK3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
|
pay 34.4% more for groceries
Nicosia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
$1.49
PGK5.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.98
|
$2.66
PGK10.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.62
|
$7.38
PGK28.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.18
|
$3.92
PGK15.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.51
|
$3.18
PGK12.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.44
PGK5.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$2.01
PGK7.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.29
PGK4.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$1.20
PGK4.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$1.24
PGK4.80
|
|
pay 25.5% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$4.51
PGK17.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.11
|
$38.24
PGK147.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,501.46
|
$45,390.07
PGK175,639.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.19
|
$19.29
PGK74.65
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Nicosia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.71
|
$378.25
PGK1,463.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€634.90
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,342.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€521.64
|
$459.57
PGK1,778.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€133.06
|
$107.32
PGK415.30
|
|
pay 13.9% more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€348.62
|
$596.93
PGK2,309.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,269.94
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,563.92
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$3.12
PGK12.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.35
|
$3.32
PGK12.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$7.09
PGK27.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.46
|
$52.20
PGK201.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.28
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
|
pay 23.9% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.66
|
$36.88
PGK142.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€38.12
|
$39.72
PGK153.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€85.46
|
$67.38
PGK260.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.83
|
$95.04
PGK367.74
|
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