Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 47.0% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 3.2% less for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Maputo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 31.9% more for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Port Moresby
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
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