Cost of living comparison
Austria is 25.1% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Austria instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 86.2% more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 11.5% more for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 3.3% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 25.4% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 36.4% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Austria or Port Moresby. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.