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Beirut vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 17.7% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 25.9% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 55.9% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 11.3% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 6.6% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 47.7% more in Beirut

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Beirut are more expensive than in Port Moresby. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.8% more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.48 PGK40.61	$10.82 LBP966,418	+14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.38	$8.00 LBP714,522	+35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 PGK3.30	$1.76 LBP156,798	+128.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 PGK3.48	$0.76 LBP68,103	-6.1%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 25.9% less for groceries

	Port Moresby	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.66	$0.75 LBP66,834	-51.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 PGK9.39	$5.06 LBP452,159	+131.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.39 PGK31.66	$6.20 LBP553,696	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.78 PGK16.21	$3.05 LBP272,561	-19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 PGK12.09	$4.28 LBP382,621	+51.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 PGK7.76	$0.92 LBP81,735	-49.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 PGK5.53	$0.66 LBP59,250	-48.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.67	$0.60 LBP53,814	-75.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.67	$0.51 LBP45,143	-79.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 PGK6.36	$0.42 LBP37,170	-71.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 PGK5.25	$0.55 LBP49,194	-55.0%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 55.9% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 PGK17.74	$3.51 LBP313,128	-15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK101.54	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+206.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	+56.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK106.61	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	-23.6%
Average			+55.9%

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pay 11.3% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK710.76	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,066.09 PGK4,569.17	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	-21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.82 PGK2,030.74	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	-21.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK343.20	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+74.1%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 6.6% more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	-42.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	+55.9%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 PGK10.15	$4.00 LBP357,261	+68.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 PGK9.65	$3.28 LBP293,366	+45.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.75 PGK28.94	$2.55 LBP227,754	-62.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK315.10	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	-9.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK44.14	$10.00 LBP893,153	-2.9%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 47.7% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK133.52	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	+90.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK156.37	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK327.46	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	+57.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK418.84	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	+5.3%
Average			+47.7%

Port Moresby vs. Beirut - Cost of clothing

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