Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Albania

Tirana vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 14.7% cheaper than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 68.4% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 34.7% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 19.5% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 34.7% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 26.1% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 19.2% more in Tirana

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

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Tirana vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.4% more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK34.81	$9.77 ALL792	+25.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK24.87	$10.99 ALL891	+97.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.36	$2.38 ALL193	+217.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK2.98	$1.26 ALL102	+89.6%
Average			+68.4%

Port Moresby vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.7% less for groceries

	Port Moresby	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.80	$1.18 ALL96	-22.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.32	$6.45 ALL523	+49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK31.77	$8.47 ALL686	+19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.52	$3.77 ALL305	+2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.56	$4.12 ALL334	+59.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.74	$0.89 ALL72	-54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.47	$1.12 ALL91	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.74	$0.98 ALL80	-70.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.08	$0.84 ALL68	-71.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.77	$0.47 ALL38	-69.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.87	$0.58 ALL47	-55.9%
Average			-34.7%

Port Moresby vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.5% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK16.91	$8.77 ALL711	+132.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK99.46	$19.54 ALL1,584	-12.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK224K	$33,592.07 ALL3M	-32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK104.44	$32.98 ALL2,673	+41.3%
Average			+19.5%

Port Moresby vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

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pay 34.7% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK410.28	$19.91 ALL1,614	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,177.88	$828.78 ALL67,169	-48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,486.56	$479.97 ALL38,900	-13.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK401.21	$74.95 ALL6,075	-16.4%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 26.1% less for childcare

	Port Moresby	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,770.38	$344.43 ALL27,915	-59.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK27,641.83	$8,249.97 ALL669K	+33.6%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.43	$3.54 ALL287	+18.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.07	$2.25 ALL182	-9.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK28.84	$4.76 ALL386	-26.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK275.18	$55.71 ALL4,515	-9.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK39.79	$9.77 ALL792	+9.9%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 19.2% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK146.46	$69.87 ALL5,663	+113.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK141.73	$47.44 ALL3,845	+49.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK609.21	$122.26 ALL9,909	-10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK733.54	$115.33 ALL9,347	-29.6%
Average			+19.2%

Port Moresby vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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