Cost of living comparison

Estonia

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Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Tallinn Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 0.4% more expensive than Tallinn.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 72.4% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 11.7% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 16.2% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 11.6% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.9% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 27.6% less in Port Moresby

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

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Port Moresby vs. Tallinn Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.7% less for restaurants

	Tallinn	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$7.78 PGK35.37	-53.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.76 €10.46	$5.56 PGK25.27	-52.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.96	$0.75 PGK3.41	-66.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €2.00	$0.67 PGK3.03	-70.3%
Average			-56.7%

Tallinn vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.4% more for groceries

	Tallinn	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.52 PGK6.91	+6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 €5.05	$4.32 PGK19.64	-23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.18 €3.72	$7.10 PGK32.28	+69.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 €2.91	$3.69 PGK16.78	+13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.15 €3.69	$2.58 PGK11.75	-37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$1.95 PGK8.88	+89.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.57	$1.44 PGK6.57	+123.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.07	$3.29 PGK14.97	+173.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$2.92 PGK13.29	+122.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 €0.31	$1.51 PGK6.88	+339.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$1.31 PGK5.96	+267.0%
Average			+72.4%

Tallinn vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.7% less for transportation

	Tallinn	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.40 €6.59	$3.78 PGK17.18	-49.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$22.22 PGK101.06	-33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+78.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.56 €13.85	$23.34 PGK106.12	+49.9%
Average			-11.7%

Tallinn vs. Port Moresby - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.2% more for housing

	Tallinn	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.50 €28.93	$91.68 PGK416.89	+182.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$806.58 €717.89	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+98.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$579.28 €515.58	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	-4.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$259.88 €231.30	$89.65 PGK407.67	-65.5%
Average			+16.2%

Tallinn vs. Port Moresby - Cost of housing

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pay 11.6% less for childcare

	Tallinn	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$661.76 €588.99	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+27.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,068.29 €8,961.14	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-38.7%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tallinn	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 €5.98	$3.00 PGK13.64	-55.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.36 €3.88	$2.47 PGK11.24	-43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 €6.18	$6.45 PGK29.31	-7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 €43.27	$61.49 PGK279.61	+26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €11.96	$8.89 PGK40.43	-33.8%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 27.6% less for clothing

	Tallinn	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.46 €91.19	$32.73 PGK148.82	-68.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.18 €45.55	$31.67 PGK144.02	-38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.10 €106.00	$136.12 PGK619.02	+14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.83 €120.01	$163.90 PGK745.35	+21.6%
Average			-27.6%

Tallinn vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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