Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 2.6 times more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Accra, you would:
pay 92.8% more for restaurants
|
Accra
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.82
GHS70.50
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
GHS107.98
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
GHS10.86
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
GHS4.26
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 37.5% more for groceries
|
Accra
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
GHS50.64
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.31
GHS165.53
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
GHS33.45
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
GHS31.87
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GHS18.66
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.69
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
GHS11.93
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS17.65
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS17.72
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
GHS14.10
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 67.6% more for transportation
|
Accra
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS63.55
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
GHS482.64
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.16
GHS163.43
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Accra
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.40
GHS650.03
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.69
GHS581.05
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Accra
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,655.73
GHS112,089.89
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 93.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Accra
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
GHS17.64
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
GHS40.30
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
GHS22.96
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.21
GHS530.12
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Accra
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
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