Cost of living comparison

Cairo, Egypt

compared to

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 4.8 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 4.8 times more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 13.4 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 11.3% more in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP201.82	$12.38 PGK51.09	+205.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP234.11	$7.43 PGK30.66	+57.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.63	$0.80 PGK3.28	+137.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.09	$0.89 PGK3.68	+627.9%
Average			+257.1%

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pay 4.8 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.26	$1.49 PGK6.13	+128.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP78.83	$2.20 PGK9.07	+38.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP168.97	$7.01 PGK28.95	+106.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP72.07	$3.68 PGK15.20	+154.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP97.41	$3.28 PGK13.52	+67.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.00	$1.56 PGK6.42	+127.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.58	$1.19 PGK4.93	+412.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.91	$1.74 PGK7.19	+996.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.57	$2.02 PGK8.34	+950.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.75	$1.57 PGK6.49	+627.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.43	$1.37 PGK5.64	+620.3%
Average			+384.5%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP50.44	$4.29 PGK17.70	+322.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP403.64	$16.69 PGK68.86	+105.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,803,766.16	$25,877.21 PGK106,782.29	-28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP124.12	$22.04 PGK90.94	+782.7%
Average			+295.5%

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pay 13.4 times more for housing

	Cairo	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP481.88	$309.54 PGK1,277.30	+3093.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,376.91	$2,346.03 PGK9,680.91	+1023.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,442.72	$609.17 PGK2,513.73	+370.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP678.66	$78.11 PGK322.33	+472.2%
Average			+1239.9%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,337.97	$494.23 PGK2,039.42	+466.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP96,859.58	$4,498.59 PGK18,563.43	+130.9%
Average			+298.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP70.64	$2.48 PGK10.22	+74.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP76.45	$1.83 PGK7.56	+19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP90.82	$7.48 PGK30.86	+309.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP922.27	$45.19 PGK186.49	+143.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP151.36	$8.67 PGK35.76	+184.6%
Average			+146.2%

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pay 11.3% more for clothing

	Cairo	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,853.30	$39.25 PGK161.96	+5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,455.48	$44.57 PGK183.93	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,850.56	$64.38 PGK265.68	-34.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,664.65	$98.43 PGK406.18	+83.6%
Average			+11.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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