Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 11.1% cheaper than Port Moresby.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.1% less in Tbilisi
- Groceries
-
pay 34.5% less in Tbilisi
- Transportation
-
pay 18.0% less in Tbilisi
- Housing
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pay 53.7% less in Tbilisi
- Childcare
-
pay 12.9% less in Tbilisi
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 3.4% less in Tbilisi
- Clothing
-
pay 55.8% more in Tbilisi
Expenses including housing, groceries, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tbilisi.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Tbilisi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.86
|
$11.03
GEL30.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.52
|
$8.04
GEL21.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.27
|
$0.88
GEL2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.66
|
$0.42
GEL1.15
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.10
|
$0.62
GEL1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK9.03
|
$4.05
GEL11.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.81
|
$7.35
GEL20.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK15.14
|
$2.49
GEL6.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.46
|
$2.88
GEL7.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.39
|
$0.65
GEL1.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.91
|
$0.78
GEL2.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.16
|
$0.74
GEL2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.31
|
$0.87
GEL2.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.46
|
$0.29
GEL0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.61
|
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.62
|
$4.59
GEL12.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK68.55
|
$14.71
GEL40.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK106,297.09
|
$25,735.29
GEL70,257.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK90.53
|
$7.35
GEL20.07
|
|
pay 53.7% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,271.50
|
$18.50
GEL50.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,636.93
|
$721.59
GEL1,969.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,502.30
|
$469.79
GEL1,282.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK320.87
|
$55.81
GEL152.35
|
|
pay 12.9% less for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,030.16
|
$238.97
GEL652.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,479.08
|
$5,659.47
GEL15,450.34
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.17
|
$1.84
GEL5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.53
|
$3.27
GEL8.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.72
|
$2.94
GEL8.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK185.64
|
$51.85
GEL141.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.60
|
$6.62
GEL18.07
|
|
pay 55.8% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Tbilisi
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK161.23
|
$76.57
GEL209.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK183.10
|
$48.19
GEL131.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK264.47
|
$122.92
GEL335.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK404.34
|
$127.17
GEL347.18
|
|
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