Cost of living comparison

Abuja, Nigeria

compared to

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 2.2 times more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 78.4% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 92.2% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.4% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 23.8% more in Port Moresby

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.29 NGN5,238.04	$12.38 PGK51.06	+275.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.58 NGN8,872.07	$7.43 PGK30.64	+33.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 NGN790.41	$0.80 PGK3.28	+60.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 NGN439.65	$0.89 PGK3.68	+222.4%
Average			+147.9%

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pay 78.4% more for groceries

	Abuja	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 NGN2,122.02	$1.49 PGK6.13	+11.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.25 NGN1,987.70	$2.20 PGK9.06	+75.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.91 NGN17,342.24	$7.01 PGK28.93	-35.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 NGN2,482.64	$3.68 PGK15.20	+136.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 NGN2,994.34	$3.28 PGK13.51	+74.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NGN2,390.86	$1.56 PGK6.42	+3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 NGN1,192.75	$1.19 PGK4.93	+59.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,296.22	$1.74 PGK7.19	+113.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 NGN1,178.11	$2.02 PGK8.34	+172.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN1,054.95	$1.57 PGK6.48	+137.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 NGN1,012.02	$1.37 PGK5.64	+114.7%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 92.2% more for transportation

	Abuja	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.92 NGN4,639.50	$4.29 PGK17.69	+47.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.69 PGK68.82
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,877.21 PGK106,716.02
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN14,765.39	$22.04 PGK90.89	+137.3%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Abuja	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.56 NGN66,088.06	$309.54 PGK1,276.51	+644.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,914,910.74	$2,346.03 PGK9,674.91	-4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,841,487.25	$609.17 PGK2,512.17	-47.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.44 NGN37,272.04	$78.11 PGK322.13	+233.3%
Average			+206.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN212,929.62	$494.23 PGK2,038.16	+269.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN3,126,056.65	$4,498.59 PGK18,551.91	+128.8%
Average			+199.0%

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pay 79.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 NGN1,901.24	$2.48 PGK10.21	+107.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 NGN2,614.39	$1.83 PGK7.56	+11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN3,180.32	$7.48 PGK30.84	+273.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN71,296.41	$45.19 PGK186.37	+0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN13,282.56	$8.67 PGK35.74	+3.8%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 23.8% more for clothing

	Abuja	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN47,368.19	$39.25 PGK161.86	+31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN45,739.17	$44.57 PGK183.82	+55.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN109,574.24	$64.38 PGK265.51	-6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN136,164.60	$98.43 PGK405.93	+15.0%
Average			+23.8%

Abuja vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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