Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Armenia

Yerevan vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 13.8% cheaper than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 58.9% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 48.3% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 4.8% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 20.7% less in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 14.3% less in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 57.4% more in Yerevan

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

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Yerevan vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.9% more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	+42.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	+100.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$1.24 AMD449.99	+65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$0.74 AMD266.77	+10.5%
Average			+58.9%

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pay 48.3% less for groceries

	Port Moresby	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$1.00 AMD361.76	-34.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	$4.44 AMD1,608.52	+2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$6.38 AMD2,310.90	-10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$2.83 AMD1,023.76	-23.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$3.54 AMD1,283.30	+37.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$0.69 AMD250.10	-64.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$0.82 AMD296.61	-43.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	$0.90 AMD325.79	-72.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$1.17 AMD422.36	-60.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$0.32 AMD117.59	-78.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$0.31 AMD111.58	-76.5%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 4.8% less for transportation

	Port Moresby	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	$6.06 AMD2,194.13	+60.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	$25.00 AMD9,049.94	+12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$35,000.00 AMD13M	-30.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	$5.92 AMD2,143.83	-74.6%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 20.7% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	$24.24 AMD8,775.09	-73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$908.70 AMD329K	-43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$630.03 AMD228K	+13.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$96.84 AMD35,062.79	+8.0%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 14.3% less for childcare

	Port Moresby	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	$372.81 AMD135K	-55.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	$10,250.15 AMD4M	+66.0%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	-7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$3.82 AMD1,384.56	+54.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	-56.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	$73.26 AMD26,523.05	+19.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	$8.33 AMD3,016.65	-6.3%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 57.4% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$105.31 AMD38,127.08	+221.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	$58.07 AMD21,024.36	+83.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$140.41 AMD50,836.11	+3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	$165.48 AMD59,913.98	+1.0%
Average			+57.4%

Port Moresby vs. Yerevan - Cost of clothing

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