Cost of living comparison

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

compared to

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Amsterdam is 2.2 times more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Amsterdam
Groceries: pay 13.5% more in Amsterdam
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Amsterdam
Housing: pay 68.0% more in Amsterdam
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Amsterdam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.4% more in Amsterdam
Clothing: pay 50.2% more in Amsterdam

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

Amsterdam vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Amsterdam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK51.79	$21.44 €18.60	+73.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK31.08	$13.93 €12.09	+87.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.33	$3.23 €2.80	+306.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.73	$2.79 €2.42	+213.2%
Average			+170.0%

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

	Port Moresby	Amsterdam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.22	$2.06 €1.79	+38.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.19	$6.58 €5.71	+199.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK29.34	$4.76 €4.13	-32.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.41	$4.81 €4.18	+30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.70	$6.45 €5.60	+96.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.51	$0.98 €0.85	-37.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK5.00	$1.03 €0.90	-13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.29	$0.88 €0.76	-49.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.46	$1.81 €1.57	-10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.58	$0.88 €0.76	-44.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.72	$0.96 €0.83	-30.1%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Amsterdam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.94	$8.09 €7.02	+88.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK69.81	$87.51 €75.93	+424.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK108,250.93	$35,207.42 €30,550.08	+36.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK92.19	$24.86 €21.58	+12.8%
Average			+140.5%

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pay 68.0% more for housing

	Port Moresby	Amsterdam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,294.87	$47.53 €41.24	-84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,814.06	$2,189.86 €1,900.18	-6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,548.30	$1,816.26 €1,576.00	+198.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK326.76	$206.94 €179.57	+164.9%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Amsterdam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,067.47	$2,377.37 €2,062.88	+381.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,818.74	$14,444.53 €12,533.76	+221.1%
Average			+301.1%

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pay 97.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Amsterdam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.36	$6.43 €5.58	+159.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.67	$4.20 €3.65	+129.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK31.28	$13.40 €11.62	+79.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK189.05	$65.86 €57.15	+45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK36.26	$15.00 €13.02	+73.1%
Average			+97.4%

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pay 50.2% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Amsterdam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK164.19	$92.54 €80.30	+135.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK186.46	$37.12 €32.21	-16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK269.33	$106.57 €92.47	+65.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK411.77	$114.59 €99.43	+16.4%
Average			+50.2%

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