Cost of living comparison
Athens is 13.1% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Athens instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 20.9% more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK36.93
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.80
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.60
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK9.99
|
$6.55
€6.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK27.73
|
$7.06
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.75
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK11.95
|
$4.44
€4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.40
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.54
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.84
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.50
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.66
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK16.95
|
$8.01
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK143.70
|
$32.98
€30.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK170,580.92
|
$25,287.34
€23,288.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK72.50
|
$11.43
€10.53
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,421.51
|
$33.96
€31.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,102.59
|
$553.55
€509.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,727.13
|
$521.82
€480.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK403.34
|
$202.27
€186.29
|
|
pay 51.6% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,243.32
|
$488.12
€449.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,058.09
|
$10,050.80
€9,256.29
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.73
|
$4.67
€4.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.47
|
$3.68
€3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.65
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK196.17
|
$45.80
€42.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
pay 44.1% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK138.60
|
$84.84
€78.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK149.26
|
$38.04
€35.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK253.21
|
$90.00
€82.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK357.15
|
$111.33
€102.53
|
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