Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Serbia

Belgrade vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 39.5% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 24.9% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 18.1% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 10.8% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 57.5% more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 77.5% more in Belgrade

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

Belgrade vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.48 PGK41.27	$12.95 RSD1,304	+36.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.79	$11.68 RSD1,176	+97.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 PGK3.35	$2.81 RSD283	+265.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 PGK3.54	$2.17 RSD219	+167.6%
Average			+141.6%

Port Moresby vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.9% less for groceries

	Port Moresby	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.77	$0.87 RSD88	-43.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 PGK9.54	$5.46 RSD550	+149.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.39 PGK32.17	$5.50 RSD554	-25.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.78 PGK16.47	$2.82 RSD284	-25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 PGK12.28	$3.51 RSD354	+24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 PGK7.89	$0.70 RSD71	-61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 PGK5.62	$0.89 RSD90	-30.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.84	$0.84 RSD85	-66.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.84	$1.09 RSD110	-56.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 PGK6.46	$0.47 RSD47	-68.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 PGK5.34	$0.35 RSD36	-71.2%
Average			-24.9%

Port Moresby vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.1% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 PGK18.03	$7.02 RSD707	+69.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK103.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK97,499.56	$30,949.00 RSD3M	+38.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK108.33	$11.56 RSD1,164	-53.5%
Average			+18.1%

Port Moresby vs. Belgrade - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.8% more for housing

	Port Moresby	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK722.22	$34.99 RSD3,523	-78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,066.09 PGK4,642.84	$875.83 RSD88,179	-17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.82 PGK2,063.48	$591.54 RSD59,557	+24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK348.73	$172.28 RSD17,346	+115.1%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 57.5% more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,751.31	$457.43 RSD46,055	-27.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK17,281.67	$9,625.72 RSD969K	+142.6%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 PGK10.32	$3.49 RSD351	+47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 PGK9.80	$2.93 RSD295	+30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.75 PGK29.40	$4.67 RSD470	-30.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK320.18	$41.09 RSD4,137	-44.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK44.86	$7.97 RSD803	-22.6%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 77.5% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK135.67	$100.03 RSD10,071	+221.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK158.89	$43.05 RSD4,334	+18.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK332.74	$110.81 RSD11,156	+45.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK425.59	$123.14 RSD12,398	+26.0%
Average			+77.5%

Port Moresby vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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