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Buenos Aires vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 29.6% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 2.8% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 15.4% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 24.1% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 1.6% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Port Moresby, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.48 PGK40.61	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+89.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.38	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+102.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 PGK3.30	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+183.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 PGK3.48	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+70.9%
Average			+111.7%

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

	Port Moresby	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.66	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+85.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 PGK9.39	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+179.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.39 PGK31.66	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-21.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.78 PGK16.21	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	-13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 PGK12.09	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+38.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 PGK7.76	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 PGK5.53	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.67	$0.57 ARS819.15	-77.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.67	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	-54.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 PGK6.36	$0.66 ARS952.66	-55.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 PGK5.25	$0.58 ARS837.26	-52.7%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 15.4% less for transportation

	Port Moresby	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 PGK17.74	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	+4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK101.54	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-15.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	+11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK106.61	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	-61.7%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 24.1% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK710.76	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-82.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,066.09 PGK4,569.17	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.82 PGK2,030.74	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-2.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK343.20	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	+26.1%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 1.6% less for childcare

	Port Moresby	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	-41.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	+38.5%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 PGK10.15	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+60.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 PGK9.65	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+83.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.75 PGK28.94	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	-45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK315.10	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK44.14	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	-12.6%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK133.52	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+262.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK156.37	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+151.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK327.46	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+69.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK418.84	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+38.1%
Average			+130.2%

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