Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 37.7% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 85.4% more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 53.8% more for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 36.4% more for housing
Port Moresby
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 4.5% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 53.1% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
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