Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 2.3 times more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 29.1% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 82.5% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 61.4% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 9.8 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 32.1% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 17.4% less in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.1% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON51.73	$12.38 PGK51.79	+4.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON32.92	$7.43 PGK31.08	-1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.72	$0.80 PGK3.33	-60.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.62	$0.89 PGK3.73	-59.5%
Average			-29.1%

Bucharest vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 82.5% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.13	$1.49 PGK6.22	+26.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON19.75	$2.20 PGK9.19	-51.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON27.68	$7.01 PGK29.34	+10.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.30	$3.68 PGK15.41	+12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.48	$3.28 PGK13.70	+6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.56	$1.56 PGK6.51	+165.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.36	$1.19 PGK5.00	+55.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.28	$1.74 PGK7.29	+132.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.85	$2.02 PGK8.46	+129.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.21	$1.57 PGK6.58	+210.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.92	$1.37 PGK5.72	+210.2%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 61.4% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON26.60	$4.29 PGK17.94	-29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON75.24	$16.69 PGK69.81	-3.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON113,503.60	$25,877.21 PGK108,250.93	-0.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.39	$22.04 PGK92.19	+278.8%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 9.8 times more for housing

	Bucharest	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON40.83	$309.54 PGK1,294.87	+3208.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,627.45	$2,346.03 PGK9,814.06	+289.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,733.91	$609.17 PGK2,548.30	+53.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON567.74	$78.11 PGK326.76	-39.9%
Average			+878.0%

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pay 32.1% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,304.50	$494.23 PGK2,067.47	-6.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON46,407.15	$4,498.59 PGK18,818.74	-57.7%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.11	$2.48 PGK10.36	-23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON13.83	$1.83 PGK7.67	-42.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.10	$7.48 PGK31.28	+25.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON217.56	$45.19 PGK189.05	-9.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON37.62	$8.67 PGK36.26	+0.6%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 17.4% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON342.28	$39.25 PGK164.19	-49.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON173.19	$44.57 PGK186.46	+12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON375.14	$64.38 PGK269.33	-25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON461.82	$98.43 PGK411.77	-7.0%
Average			-17.4%

Bucharest vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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