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Port Moresby vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 68.5% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 78.2% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 68.7% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.7% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in Port Moresby

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Tbilisi. Notably, housing, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.4% more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.11 GEL30.00	$9.48 PGK40.61	-14.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.52 GEL23.00	$5.92 PGK25.38	-30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GEL2.27	$0.77 PGK3.30	-8.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 GEL1.28	$0.81 PGK3.48	+71.5%
Average			+4.4%

Tbilisi vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 GEL1.97	$1.55 PGK6.66	+113.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 GEL10.96	$2.19 PGK9.39	-46.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 GEL20.51	$7.39 PGK31.66	-2.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.87	$3.78 PGK16.21	+48.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL8.10	$2.82 PGK12.09	-6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 GEL1.64	$1.81 PGK7.76	+198.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.03	$1.29 PGK5.53	+71.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 GEL2.33	$2.49 PGK10.67	+188.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 GEL2.80	$2.49 PGK10.67	+139.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 GEL0.88	$1.48 PGK6.36	+353.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 GEL0.77	$1.23 PGK5.25	+330.3%
Average			+126.4%

Tbilisi vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.2% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.30 GEL11.61	$4.14 PGK17.74	-3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.81 GEL40.00	$23.69 PGK101.54	+59.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	+20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 GEL20.00	$24.88 PGK106.61	+235.8%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Tbilisi	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.44 GEL55.19	$165.84 PGK710.76	+711.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.32 GEL1,947.58	$1,066.09 PGK4,569.17	+47.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$464.88 GEL1,255.18	$473.82 PGK2,030.74	+1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.67 GEL158.41	$80.08 PGK343.20	+36.5%
Average			+199.4%

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pay 68.7% more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.07 GEL680.59	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	+150.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,574.07 GEL12,350.00	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	-13.2%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 34.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 GEL6.00	$2.37 PGK10.15	+6.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 GEL8.15	$2.25 PGK9.65	-25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.04 GEL8.20	$6.75 PGK28.94	+122.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.68 GEL171.94	$73.52 PGK315.10	+15.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 GEL18.00	$10.30 PGK44.14	+54.5%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.80 GEL212.75	$31.15 PGK133.52	-60.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.01 GEL118.81	$36.48 PGK156.37	-17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.26 GEL327.41	$76.40 PGK327.46	-37.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.66 GEL304.19	$97.73 PGK418.84	-13.3%
Average			-32.0%

Tbilisi vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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