Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 3.7% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.43
|
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.32
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.77
|
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.72
|
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
|
pay 21.9% more for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.88
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.39
|
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.39
|
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.15
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.19
|
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.29
|
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.90
|
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€50.41
|
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,523.33
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€28.19
|
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Berlin
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€43.18
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,227.46
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€901.19
|
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€252.97
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
|
pay 3.9% more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€294.67
|
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,252.42
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.12
|
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.82
|
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.74
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.37
|
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.12
|
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€82.06
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.35
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€91.66
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€132.75
|
$98.43
PGK396.20
|
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