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Papua New Guinea

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Turkey

Istanbul vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 9.7% cheaper than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 57.4% more in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 53.6% less in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 22.5% less in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 3.4% less in Istanbul

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

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Istanbul vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.4% more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$12.19 TRY603.79	+56.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	$9.35 TRY462.91	+68.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$1.73 TRY85.71	+130.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$0.58 TRY28.65	-13.2%
Average			+57.4%

Port Moresby vs. Istanbul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.6% less for groceries

	Port Moresby	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$0.92 TRY45.58	-39.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	$5.28 TRY261.28	+22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$4.69 TRY231.97	-34.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$2.41 TRY119.39	-34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$2.54 TRY125.71	-1.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$0.85 TRY42.16	-56.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$1.03 TRY50.86	-28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	$0.57 TRY28.34	-82.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$0.84 TRY41.37	-71.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$0.31 TRY15.36	-79.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$0.29 TRY14.17	-78.2%
Average			-53.6%

Port Moresby vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	$5.43 TRY269.03	+43.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	+201.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	$8.40 TRY416.09	-64.0%
Average			+35.8%

Port Moresby vs. Istanbul - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.5% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	$16.15 TRY799.42	-82.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	+16.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	-23.2%
Average			-22.5%

Port Moresby vs. Istanbul - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	+21.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+320.9%
Average			+125.9%

Port Moresby vs. Istanbul - Cost of childcare

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pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$4.78 TRY236.49	+59.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$4.31 TRY213.63	+74.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	$2.34 TRY115.73	-63.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	+24.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	$8.13 TRY402.53	-8.6%
Average			+14.4%

Port Moresby vs. Istanbul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.4% less for clothing

	Port Moresby	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	+63.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	+25.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	-26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	-41.7%
Average			-3.4%

Port Moresby vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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