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Papua New Guinea vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 47.0% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 11.5% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 31.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 3.6% less in Papua New Guinea

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Mozambique. Expenses including transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Papua New Guinea. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Mozambique, you would:

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pay 3.2% less for restaurants

	Mozambique	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN699.23	$12.38 PGK49.38	+13.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN638.30	$7.43 PGK29.63	-25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.49	$0.80 PGK3.17	-16.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.05	$0.89 PGK3.56	+16.0%
Average			-3.2%

Mozambique vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Mozambique	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.75	$1.49 PGK5.93	+25.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN539.41	$2.20 PGK8.77	-74.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN368.67	$7.01 PGK27.98	+21.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.65	$3.68 PGK14.70	+76.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN155.99	$3.28 PGK13.07	+34.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.45	$1.56 PGK6.20	+93.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.03	$1.19 PGK4.76	+231.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.19	$1.74 PGK6.95	+191.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.86	$2.02 PGK8.06	+380.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.07	$1.57 PGK6.27	+376.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.16	$1.37 PGK5.45	+209.8%
Average			+142.2%

Mozambique vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.5% less for transportation

	Mozambique	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.57	$4.29 PGK17.10	-16.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN840.38	$16.69 PGK66.56	+26.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,097,699.79	$25,877.21 PGK103,212.27	-21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,177.61	$22.04 PGK87.90	-35.4%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Mozambique	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,487.36	$309.54 PGK1,234.60	+132.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN49,945.23	$2,346.03 PGK9,357.25	+199.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,480.83	$609.17 PGK2,429.69	+122.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,917.27	$78.11 PGK311.55	+27.3%
Average			+120.6%

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pay 31.9% more for childcare

	Mozambique	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,236.42	$494.23 PGK1,971.24	+83.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN354,841.33	$4,498.59 PGK17,942.80	-19.1%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN79.91	$2.48 PGK9.88	+97.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.81	$1.83 PGK7.31	-18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN164.82	$7.48 PGK29.83	+189.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,109.78	$45.19 PGK180.25	-29.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN449.51	$8.67 PGK34.57	+23.1%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 3.6% less for clothing

	Mozambique	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,172.62	$39.25 PGK156.55	+15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,870.76	$44.57 PGK177.78	-26.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,828.04	$64.38 PGK256.80	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,618.84	$98.43 PGK392.60	+11.8%
Average			-3.6%

Mozambique vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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