Cost of living comparison

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Port Moresby is 43.5% more expensive than Zagreb.

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

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pay 31.1% less for restaurants

 
Zagreb
Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.72
HRK76.62
$12.38
PGK49.93
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.57
HRK61.29
$7.43
PGK29.96
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.85
HRK20.39
$0.80
PGK3.21

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pay 62.3% more for groceries

 
Zagreb
Port Moresby
Bread
1 loaf
$1.61
HRK11.47
$1.49
PGK5.99
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.71
HRK33.65
$2.20
PGK8.86
Milk (1 gallon) $4.56
HRK32.58
$7.01
PGK28.29

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pay 2.2% more for transportation

 
Zagreb
Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.05
HRK43.26
$4.29
PGK17.30
Monthly public transit pass $53.59
HRK383.08
$16.69
PGK67.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,081.13
HRK222,185.01
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

 
Zagreb
Port Moresby
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.12
HRK201.01
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $731.00
HRK5,225.57
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $583.46
HRK4,170.87
$609.17
PGK2,456.77

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pay 6.9% less for childcare

 
Zagreb
Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $345.73
HRK2,471.48
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,391.04
HRK74,280.84
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81

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pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Zagreb
Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.22
HRK22.98
$2.48
PGK9.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.08
HRK14.90
$1.83
PGK7.39
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.25
HRK37.54
$7.48
PGK30.16

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pay 21.9% less for clothing

 
Zagreb
Port Moresby
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$91.59
HRK654.75
$39.25
PGK158.29
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.67
HRK283.57
$44.57
PGK179.76
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.12
HRK637.09
$64.38
PGK259.66

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