Cost of living comparison

Malta

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Valletta Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 15.3% cheaper than Valletta.

Restaurants: pay 63.5% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 11.1% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 7.7% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 19.1% less in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 23.3% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 20.5% less in Port Moresby

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

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Port Moresby vs. Valletta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.5% less for restaurants

	Valletta	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$7.78 PGK35.37	-65.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$5.56 PGK25.27	-58.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 €2.12	$0.75 PGK3.41	-68.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.96 €1.74	$0.67 PGK3.03	-66.0%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 11.1% more for groceries

	Valletta	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.28	$1.52 PGK6.91	+6.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 €4.61	$4.32 PGK19.64	-16.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 €4.53	$7.10 PGK32.28	+39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 €3.88	$3.69 PGK16.78	-15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.45 €4.85	$2.58 PGK11.75	-52.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 €1.53	$1.95 PGK8.88	+13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$1.44 PGK6.57	+16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.57	$3.29 PGK14.97	+86.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 €1.51	$2.92 PGK13.29	+72.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$1.51 PGK6.88	+75.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$1.31 PGK5.96	-14.0%
Average			+11.1%

Valletta vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.7% more for transportation

	Valletta	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.06	$3.78 PGK17.18	-33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.22 PGK101.06
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)	$18.25 €16.24	$23.34 PGK106.12	+27.9%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 19.1% less for housing

	Valletta	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.39 €26.16	$91.68 PGK416.89	+211.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,413.67 €1,258.21	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,112.27 €989.96	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	-50.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.81 €105.74	$89.65 PGK407.67	-24.5%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 23.3% more for childcare

	Valletta	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$277.72 €247.18	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+203.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,317.09 €10,962.65	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-49.9%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Valletta	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$3.00 PGK13.64	-46.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.18 €2.83	$2.47 PGK11.24	-22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 €5.58	$6.45 PGK29.31	+2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.07 €52.57	$61.49 PGK279.61	+4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.37 €10.12	$8.89 PGK40.43	-21.8%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

	Valletta	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.44 €51.13	$32.73 PGK148.82	-43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.96 €61.38	$31.67 PGK144.02	-54.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.13 €99.80	$136.12 PGK619.02	+21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.55 €116.19	$163.90 PGK745.35	+25.6%
Average			-20.5%

Valletta vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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