Cost of living comparison

Nouakchott, Mauritania

compared to

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 2.7 times more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 12.5% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 5.1 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.7% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 95.5% more in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.5% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.99 MRO1,792	$12.38 PGK50.62	+148.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.94 MRO2,132	$7.43 PGK30.37	+25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 MRO722	$0.80 PGK3.25	-60.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 MRO859	$0.89 PGK3.64	-62.8%
Average			+12.5%

Nouakchott vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO99	$1.49 PGK6.07	+441.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 MRO1,350	$2.20 PGK8.98	-41.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 MRO1,959	$7.01 PGK28.68	+28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MRO795	$3.68 PGK15.06	+66.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 MRO895	$3.28 PGK13.39	+31.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO358	$1.56 PGK6.36	+56.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO297	$1.19 PGK4.88	+44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO232	$1.74 PGK7.13	+169.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO160	$2.02 PGK8.27	+354.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO125	$1.57 PGK6.43	+352.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO140	$1.37 PGK5.59	+250.1%
Average			+159.3%

Nouakchott vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.33 MRO1,912	$4.29 PGK17.53	-19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 MRO6,271	$16.69 PGK68.22	-4.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	$25,877.21 PGK105,786.95	+245.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.87 MRO1,030	$22.04 PGK90.10	+668.0%
Average			+222.4%

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

	Nouakchott	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.82 MRO21,115	$309.54 PGK1,265.39	+426.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$224.43 MRO80,570	$2,346.03 PGK9,590.68	+945.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.09 MRO57,832	$609.17 PGK2,490.30	+278.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.75 MRO39,758	$78.11 PGK319.33	-29.5%
Average			+405.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.09 MRO28,033	$494.23 PGK2,020.41	+532.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	$4,498.59 PGK18,390.40	-35.5%
Average			+248.7%

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pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MRO699	$2.48 PGK10.12	+27.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MRO867	$1.83 PGK7.49	-24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 MRO896	$7.48 PGK30.57	+199.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.71 MRO31,129	$45.19 PGK184.75	-47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.37 MRO1,568	$8.67 PGK35.43	+98.5%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 95.5% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.33 MRO7,298	$39.25 PGK160.45	+93.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.64 MRO7,410	$44.57 PGK182.22	+115.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.82 MRO24,707	$64.38 PGK263.20	-6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.25 MRO12,653	$98.43 PGK402.40	+179.3%
Average			+95.5%

Nouakchott vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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