Cost of living comparison

N'djamena, Chad

compared to

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 2.8 times more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 70.2% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 78.0% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 8.3 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 1.7% more in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 36.2% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,890	$12.38 PGK51.09	+51.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,566	$7.43 PGK30.65	+73.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA540	$0.80 PGK3.28	-11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA405	$0.89 PGK3.68	+31.8%
Average			+36.2%

N'djamena vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.2% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA196	$1.49 PGK6.13	+354.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA978	$2.20 PGK9.07	+34.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,602	$7.01 PGK28.94	-36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,296	$3.68 PGK15.20	+70.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,774	$3.28 PGK13.52	+10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,331	$1.56 PGK6.42	-30.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA467	$1.19 PGK4.93	+53.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,035	$1.74 PGK7.19	+0.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA636	$2.02 PGK8.34	+90.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA414	$1.57 PGK6.49	+127.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA414	$1.37 PGK5.64	+97.6%
Average			+70.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	N'djamena	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,347	$4.29 PGK17.69	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA48,896	$16.69 PGK68.85	-79.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,747,614	$25,877.21 PGK106,769.02	+129.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,200	$22.04 PGK90.93	+499.5%
Average			+139.7%

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pay 78.0% more for housing

	N'djamena	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA114,090	$309.54 PGK1,277.14	+62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA829,746	$2,346.03 PGK9,679.71	+69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA107,571	$609.17 PGK2,513.41	+238.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA112,173	$78.11 PGK322.29	-58.3%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 8.3 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA21,514	$494.23 PGK2,039.17	+1274.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA977,915	$4,498.59 PGK18,561.12	+175.3%
Average			+725.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA733	$2.48 PGK10.22	+102.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.83 PGK7.56
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA562	$7.48 PGK30.86	+696.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA78,233	$45.19 PGK186.46	-65.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,934	$8.67 PGK35.76	+76.8%
Average			+202.4%

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pay 1.7% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA19,558	$39.25 PGK161.94	+20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA36,672	$44.57 PGK183.91	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA31,782	$64.38 PGK265.65	+21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA63,564	$98.43 PGK406.13	-7.3%
Average			+1.7%

N'djamena vs. Port Moresby - 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: April 2025

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