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Bridgetown vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 32.9% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 75.2% more in Bridgetown
Groceries: pay 37.2% more in Bridgetown
Transportation: pay 56.2% more in Bridgetown
Housing: pay 14.6% less in Bridgetown
Childcare: pay 2.7% more in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.2% more in Bridgetown
Clothing: pay 44.1% more in Bridgetown

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Bridgetown are more expensive than in Port Moresby. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bridgetown.

Bridgetown vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.2% more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.48 PGK40.21	$20.00 BBD40.00	+111.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.13	$9.25 BBD18.50	+56.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 PGK3.27	$1.50 BBD3.00	+94.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 PGK3.45	$1.12 BBD2.25	+38.5%
Average			+75.2%

Port Moresby vs. Bridgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.2% more for groceries

	Port Moresby	Bridgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.60	$3.38 BBD6.75	+117.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 PGK9.30	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.39 PGK31.35	$14.67 BBD29.34	+98.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.78 PGK16.04	$6.80 BBD13.60	+79.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 PGK11.97	$4.08 BBD8.16	+44.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 PGK7.69	$2.49 BBD4.99	+37.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 PGK5.47	$1.66 BBD3.33	+29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.56	$2.27 BBD4.54	-8.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.56	$1.66 BBD3.32	-33.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 PGK6.29	$1.59 BBD3.18	+7.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 PGK5.20	$1.23 BBD2.46	+0.5%
Average			+37.2%

Port Moresby vs. Bridgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.2% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 PGK17.57	$7.93 BBD15.85	+91.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.53	$26.00 BBD52.00	+9.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	+67.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.56	??
Average			+56.2%

Port Moresby vs. Bridgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.6% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Bridgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK703.70	$55.83 BBD111.67	-66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,066.09 PGK4,523.79	$687.94 BBD1,375.87	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.82 PGK2,010.57	$587.50 BBD1,175.00	+24.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK339.79	$95.59 BBD191.18	+19.4%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 2.7% more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	$262.50 BBD525.00	-58.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	+63.8%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 PGK10.05	$2.50 BBD5.00	+5.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 PGK9.55	$4.87 BBD9.74	+116.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.75 PGK28.65	$8.00 BBD16.00	+18.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK311.97	$76.25 BBD152.50	+3.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.71	$10.50 BBD21.00	+1.9%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 44.1% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Bridgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.20	$61.25 BBD122.50	+96.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK154.81	$43.33 BBD86.67	+18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK324.21	$108.33 BBD216.67	+41.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK414.68	$116.67 BBD233.33	+19.4%
Average			+44.1%

Port Moresby vs. Bridgetown - Cost of clothing

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