Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 97.7% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA9,055
|
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,956
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,449
|
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA940
|
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,909
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,128
|
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,112
|
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,851
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,359
|
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA700
|
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA471
|
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,042
|
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA731
|
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA528
|
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA357
|
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,703
|
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,759
|
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,475,812
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,839
|
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,969
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA370,955
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA227,003
|
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA391,183
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,916
|
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,540,816
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,055
|
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,605
|
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,046
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,969
|
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,992
|
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA36,204
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,778
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,964
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,630
|
$98.43
PGK396.20
|
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