Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 25.5% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK38.10
|
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK33.00
|
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$1.70
BAM3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.56
|
$0.96
BAM1.74
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.78
|
$0.87
BAM1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.31
|
$3.95
BAM7.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.61
|
$4.65
BAM8.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.21
|
$2.33
BAM4.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.33
|
$3.26
BAM5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.57
|
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.56
|
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.78
|
$0.67
BAM1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.99
|
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.64
|
$0.39
BAM0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.81
|
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.49
|
$6.60
BAM11.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK148.25
|
$29.59
BAM53.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK175,989.88
|
$22,332.54
BAM40,485.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.80
|
$7.82
BAM14.17
|
|
pay 53.0% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,466.58
|
$27.16
BAM49.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,359.52
|
$302.28
BAM547.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,781.90
|
$208.85
BAM378.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK416.12
|
$130.45
BAM236.48
|
|
pay 46.6% less for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,314.45
|
$191.30
BAM346.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,598.99
|
$3,396.41
BAM6,157.20
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.10
|
$2.23
BAM4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.86
|
$1.62
BAM2.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.50
|
$3.35
BAM6.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK202.39
|
$29.74
BAM53.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK33.00
|
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
|
pay 29.0% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.99
|
$75.67
BAM137.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.99
|
$33.85
BAM61.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK261.23
|
$84.86
BAM153.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK368.48
|
$94.65
BAM171.58
|
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