Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 20.2% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.59
|
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.87
|
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.59
|
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.85
|
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.00
|
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.15
|
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.31
|
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,784.64
|
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.81
|
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Vienna
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€31.89
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€997.05
|
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€734.50
|
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€219.88
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€242.86
|
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,561.31
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.70
|
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.43
|
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
|
pay 37.3% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€93.25
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€87.92
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€111.54
|
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
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