Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 91.8% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
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Port Moresby
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$3.59
€3.44
|
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pay 27.2% more for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$8.38
€8.04
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
$5.80
€5.56
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$1.21
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$1.12
€1.08
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$0.95
€0.91
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$1.00
€0.96
|
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pay 30.4% more for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
$6.12
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
$27,027.72
€25,913.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
$31.72
€30.42
|
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pay 51.5% more for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
$51.67
€49.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
$1,942.57
€1,862.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
$1,630.61
€1,563.39
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
$186.56
€178.87
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
$1,316.93
€1,262.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
$17,684.09
€16,955.03
|
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pay 77.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$7.23
€6.94
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$4.34
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
$45.62
€43.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$15.00
€14.39
|
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pay 17.0% more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
$64.15
€61.51
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
$32.76
€31.41
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
$82.52
€79.11
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
$101.28
€97.11
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