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Port Moresby vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 2.9% cheaper than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 59.3% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 1.8% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 30.4% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 32.4% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.8% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 45.0% less in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.3% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.93 SEK159.12	$9.48 PGK40.21	-44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.64 SEK109.39	$5.92 PGK25.13	-49.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20 SEK30.04	$0.77 PGK3.27	-75.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 SEK23.93	$0.81 PGK3.45	-68.1%
Average			-59.3%

Stockholm vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.8% more for groceries

	Stockholm	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44 SEK32.34	$1.55 PGK6.60	-54.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.66 SEK62.58	$2.19 PGK9.30	-67.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 SEK63.49	$7.39 PGK31.35	+9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 SEK44.20	$3.78 PGK16.04	-19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.13 SEK57.61	$2.82 PGK11.97	-54.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 SEK14.96	$1.81 PGK7.69	+13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 SEK12.61	$1.29 PGK5.47	-3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 SEK14.41	$2.49 PGK10.56	+62.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08 SEK19.52	$2.49 PGK10.56	+19.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SEK8.28	$1.48 PGK6.29	+68.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 SEK7.91	$1.23 PGK5.20	+45.5%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 30.4% less for transportation

	Stockholm	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.94 SEK65.21	$4.14 PGK17.57	-40.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$112.14 SEK1,054.16	$23.69 PGK100.53	-78.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.39 SEK317,740.59	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	-33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.94 SEK178.01	$24.88 PGK105.56	+31.4%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 32.4% more for housing

	Stockholm	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.55 SEK418.82	$165.84 PGK703.70	+272.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.17 SEK14,760.37	$1,066.09 PGK4,523.79	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,035.21 SEK9,731.53	$473.82 PGK2,010.57	-54.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.26 SEK1,722.77	$80.08 PGK339.79	-56.3%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Stockholm	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$161.61 SEK1,519.19	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	+290.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,445.56 SEK145,196.01	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	-74.3%
Average			+108.3%

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pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.36 SEK78.56	$2.37 PGK10.05	-71.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17 SEK48.56	$2.25 PGK9.55	-56.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.04 SEK75.58	$6.75 PGK28.65	-16.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.65 SEK457.32	$73.52 PGK311.97	+51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.04 SEK179.01	$10.30 PGK43.71	-45.9%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 45.0% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.97 SEK949.20	$31.15 PGK132.20	-69.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.01 SEK441.89	$36.48 PGK154.81	-22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.10 SEK1,157.18	$76.40 PGK324.21	-37.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$197.83 SEK1,859.70	$97.73 PGK414.68	-50.6%
Average			-45.0%

Stockholm vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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