Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 55.8% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Port Moresby
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.35
|
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.08
|
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.62
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
pay 67.5% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.87
|
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.96
|
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.45
|
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,049.62
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.65
|
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Tallinn
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.70
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€676.54
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€498.45
|
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€213.93
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
|
pay 13.1% more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€347.47
|
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,448.55
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.58
|
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Port Moresby
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.86
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.62
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.44
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.68
|
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
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