Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 64.4% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
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Vilnius
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.75
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 78.4% more for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.10
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.91
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.38
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.80
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,880.59
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.89
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.45
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€763.00
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€569.69
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€143.26
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€533.91
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,145.89
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.24
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.57
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.93
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.54
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€96.55
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€115.60
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
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