Cost of living comparison

Podgorica, Montenegro

compared to

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 66.6% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 16.7% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 85.7% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 36.8% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 25.4% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.7% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.7% less for restaurants

	Podgorica	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.57 €7.52	$12.38 PGK50.86	+44.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.04 €7.05	$7.43 PGK30.52	-7.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.13 €1.87	$0.80 PGK3.27	-62.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.51 €1.32	$0.89 PGK3.66	-40.9%
Average			-16.7%

Podgorica vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.7% more for groceries

	Podgorica	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 €0.81	$1.49 PGK6.10	+60.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 €3.49	$2.20 PGK9.03	-44.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.94 €4.34	$7.01 PGK28.81	+41.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 €2.60	$3.68 PGK15.14	+24.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.59 €3.15	$3.28 PGK13.46	-8.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.53	$1.56 PGK6.39	+157.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.74	$1.19 PGK4.91	+40.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.58	$1.74 PGK7.16	+161.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.93	$2.02 PGK8.31	+90.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.39	$1.57 PGK6.46	+257.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$1.37 PGK5.61	+162.6%
Average			+85.7%

Podgorica vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.8% more for transportation

	Podgorica	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 €5.28	$4.29 PGK17.62	-28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.15 €28.20	$16.69 PGK68.55	-48.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,933.36 €24,501.89	$25,877.21 PGK106,297.09	-7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.64 €5.83	$22.04 PGK90.53	+231.7%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Podgorica	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.29 €25.69	$309.54 PGK1,271.50	+956.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$586.17 €514.16	$2,346.03 PGK9,636.93	+300.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$453.87 €398.11	$609.17 PGK2,502.30	+34.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.62 €72.47	$78.11 PGK320.87	-5.5%
Average			+321.4%

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pay 25.4% more for childcare

	Podgorica	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$265.47 €232.86	$494.23 PGK2,030.16	+86.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,966.46 €6,110.67	$4,498.59 PGK18,479.08	-35.4%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 €2.07	$2.48 PGK10.17	+5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.95 €1.71	$1.83 PGK7.53	-5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.86 €3.38	$7.48 PGK30.72	+93.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.72 €34.84	$45.19 PGK185.64	+13.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.36 €4.70	$8.67 PGK35.60	+61.7%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Podgorica	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.10 €66.75	$39.25 PGK161.23	-48.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.90 €36.75	$44.57 PGK183.10	+6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.78 €82.26	$64.38 PGK264.47	-31.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.69 €93.58	$98.43 PGK404.34	-7.7%
Average			-20.2%

Podgorica vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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