Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 3.6 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
|
pay 93.9% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
|
pay 82.6% more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
|
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