Cost of living comparison

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

compared to

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ljubljana vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 35.0% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Ljubljana
Groceries: pay 2.7% less in Ljubljana
Transportation: pay 34.5% more in Ljubljana
Housing: pay 6.2% more in Ljubljana
Childcare: pay 44.4% more in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.8% more in Ljubljana
Clothing: pay 52.9% more in Ljubljana

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

Ljubljana vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK51.06	$15.00 €13.21	+21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.64	$8.57 €7.55	+15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.28	$2.91 €2.56	+265.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.68	$1.91 €1.68	+114.4%
Average			+104.1%

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pay 2.7% less for groceries

	Port Moresby	Ljubljana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.13	$1.85 €1.63	+24.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.06	$6.52 €5.74	+196.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.93	$5.13 €4.52	-26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.20	$3.48 €3.07	-5.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.51	$4.94 €4.35	+50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.42	$0.87 €0.77	-43.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.93	$0.77 €0.68	-35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.19	$0.94 €0.83	-46.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.34	$1.49 €1.31	-26.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.48	$0.53 €0.46	-66.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.64	$0.66 €0.59	-51.4%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 34.5% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.69	$6.03 €5.31	+40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.82	$39.66 €34.91	+137.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,716.02	$27,865.84 €24,534.12	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK90.89	$11.49 €10.12	-47.9%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 6.2% more for housing

	Port Moresby	Ljubljana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,276.51	$33.52 €29.51	-89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,674.91	$942.82 €830.09	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,512.17	$774.26 €681.68	+27.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK322.13	$192.52 €169.50	+146.5%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 44.4% more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,038.16	$485.78 €427.70	-1.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,551.91	$8,574.10 €7,548.96	+90.6%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.21	$3.22 €2.83	+29.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.56	$2.32 €2.04	+26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.84	$5.36 €4.72	-28.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK186.37	$46.17 €40.65	+2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.74	$8.57 €7.55	-1.1%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 52.9% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Ljubljana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK161.86	$88.79 €78.17	+126.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK183.82	$42.55 €37.46	-4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK265.51	$103.31 €90.95	+60.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK405.93	$127.18 €111.98	+29.2%
Average			+52.9%

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