Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 63.7% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 88.8% more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK38.03
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.91
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.77
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.29
|
$7.55
€7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.55
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.18
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.31
|
$4.96
€4.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.56
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.77
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.98
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.63
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.80
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 22.6% more for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.45
|
$7.71
€7.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.96
|
$53.87
€50.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK175,639.19
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.65
|
$22.76
€21.28
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
Port Moresby
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,463.66
|
$55.77
€52.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,342.86
|
$1,043.18
€975.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,778.35
|
$873.71
€816.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK415.30
|
$164.26
€153.56
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,309.84
|
$944.84
€883.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,563.92
|
$24,473.75
€22,880.14
|
|
pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.08
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.84
|
$3.72
€3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.44
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.99
|
$34.17
€31.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 52.1% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.71
|
$89.22
€83.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.68
|
$32.58
€30.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK260.71
|
$97.94
€91.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK367.74
|
$132.04
€123.45
|
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