Cost of living comparison

Tirana, Albania

compared to

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 77.3% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 10.7% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 61.0% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 21.8% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 37.9% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Port Moresby

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Tirana. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Port Moresby. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.7% less for restaurants

	Tirana	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL948	$12.38 PGK51.59	+13.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL759	$7.43 PGK30.96	-14.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL137	$0.80 PGK3.32	-49.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL71	$0.89 PGK3.71	+8.5%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 61.0% more for groceries

	Tirana	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL86	$1.49 PGK6.19	+49.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL548	$2.20 PGK9.16	-65.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL659	$7.01 PGK29.23	-7.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL312	$3.68 PGK15.35	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL307	$3.28 PGK13.65	-7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL64	$1.56 PGK6.48	+110.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL100	$1.19 PGK4.98	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL71	$1.74 PGK7.26	+112.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL76	$2.02 PGK8.42	+131.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL44	$1.57 PGK6.55	+212.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL52	$1.37 PGK5.69	+127.3%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 21.8% less for transportation

	Tirana	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL681	$4.29 PGK17.87	-45.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 ALL1,517	$16.69 PGK69.54	-4.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,560,187	$25,877.21 PGK107,829.80	-12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,560	$22.04 PGK91.84	-25.2%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Tirana	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,582	$309.54 PGK1,289.83	+1600.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.90 ALL51,674	$2,346.03 PGK9,775.88	+294.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.58 ALL35,837	$609.17 PGK2,538.39	+47.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.02 ALL6,777	$78.11 PGK325.49	+0.1%
Average			+485.5%

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pay 37.9% more for childcare

	Tirana	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.35 ALL22,354	$494.23 PGK2,059.43	+92.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.91 ALL466,959	$4,498.59 PGK18,745.53	-16.3%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL237	$2.48 PGK10.32	-9.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL161	$1.83 PGK7.64	-1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL332	$7.48 PGK31.16	+95.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.89 ALL4,073	$45.19 PGK188.32	-3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL759	$8.67 PGK36.12	-0.8%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Tirana	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.35 ALL5,589	$39.25 PGK163.55	-39.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL4,150	$44.57 PGK185.74	-6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL8,699	$64.38 PGK268.28	-35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.06 ALL11,644	$98.43 PGK410.17	-26.6%
Average			-27.0%

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