Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

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Cyprus

Nicosia vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 4.4% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 92.5% more in Nicosia
Groceries: pay 17.8% less in Nicosia
Transportation: pay 27.8% more in Nicosia
Housing: pay 14.8% less in Nicosia
Childcare: pay 4.3% less in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.2% more in Nicosia
Clothing: pay 29.9% more in Nicosia

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

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Nicosia vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.5% more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$16.80 €14.95	+115.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	$8.96 €7.97	+61.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$2.30 €2.05	+206.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$0.89 €0.79	+33.8%
Average			+92.5%

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pay 17.8% less for groceries

	Port Moresby	Nicosia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$1.96 €1.74	+28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	$6.56 €5.84	+52.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$6.95 €6.19	-2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$4.77 €4.25	+29.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$4.06 €3.62	+57.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$1.55 €1.38	-20.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$0.95 €0.84	-34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	$1.14 €1.01	-65.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$1.58 €1.40	-46.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$0.85 €0.76	-43.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$0.71 €0.63	-45.6%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 27.8% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	$6.73 €5.99	+78.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	$44.79 €39.86	+101.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	-34.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	$21.86 €19.45	-6.3%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 14.8% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Nicosia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	$33.22 €29.57	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$784.43 €698.17	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$696.72 €620.11	+25.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$158.82 €141.36	+77.2%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 4.3% less for childcare

	Port Moresby	Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	$513.33 €456.88	-39.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	+50.3%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$4.48 €3.99	+49.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$3.65 €3.25	+47.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	$5.60 €4.98	-13.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	$74.03 €65.89	+20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	$11.20 €9.97	+26.0%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 29.9% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Nicosia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$102.69 €91.40	+213.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	$54.75 €48.73	+72.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$100.22 €89.20	-26.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	$116.92 €104.07	-28.7%
Average			+29.9%

Port Moresby vs. Nicosia - Cost of clothing

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