Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 96.8% more expensive than Sarajevo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.6% more in Port Moresby
- Groceries
-
pay 2.0 times more in Port Moresby
- Transportation
-
pay 27.8% more in Port Moresby
- Housing
-
pay 5.0 times more in Port Moresby
- Childcare
-
pay 92.7% more in Port Moresby
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 45.9% more in Port Moresby
- Clothing
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pay 8.7% less in Port Moresby
The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Sarajevo. Notably, housing, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
BAM9.33
|
$12.38
PGK51.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM11.19
|
$7.43
PGK30.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM2.97
|
$0.80
PGK3.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.69
|
$0.89
PGK3.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.71
|
$1.49
PGK6.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM6.98
|
$2.20
PGK9.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM8.28
|
$7.01
PGK28.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM4.59
|
$3.68
PGK15.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM5.41
|
$3.28
PGK13.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.88
|
$1.56
PGK6.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.33
|
$1.19
PGK4.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.18
|
$1.74
PGK7.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.48
|
$2.02
PGK8.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.72
|
$1.57
PGK6.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.74
|
$1.37
PGK5.64
|
|
pay 27.8% more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM9.51
|
$4.29
PGK17.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM50.12
|
$16.69
PGK68.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM43,829.74
|
$25,877.21
PGK106,782.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM13.52
|
$22.04
PGK90.94
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM49.37
|
$309.54
PGK1,277.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM625.23
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,680.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM434.48
|
$609.17
PGK2,513.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM229.62
|
$78.11
PGK322.33
|
|
pay 92.7% more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM358.10
|
$494.23
PGK2,039.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,082.38
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,563.43
|
|
pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM3.73
|
$2.48
PGK10.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.11
|
$1.83
PGK7.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM5.78
|
$7.48
PGK30.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM55.68
|
$45.19
PGK186.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM9.33
|
$8.67
PGK35.76
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM156.98
|
$39.25
PGK161.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM52.64
|
$44.57
PGK183.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM148.54
|
$64.38
PGK265.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM159.57
|
$98.43
PGK406.18
|
|
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