Cost of living comparison

Paris, France

compared to

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 3.7% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 4.7% less in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 39.5% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 53.2% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.5% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 35.7% less in Port Moresby

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Port Moresby. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 53.9% less for restaurants

	Paris	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.73	$12.38 PGK50.77	-23.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €11.78	$7.43 PGK30.46	-42.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.75	$0.80 PGK3.26	-80.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.71	$0.89 PGK3.66	-69.9%
Average			-53.9%

Paris vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.7% less for groceries

	Paris	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.84	$1.49 PGK6.09	-25.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €10.29	$2.20 PGK9.01	-80.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €4.95	$7.01 PGK28.77	+29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.44	$3.68 PGK15.11	-24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €5.79	$3.28 PGK13.43	-48.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.45	$1.56 PGK6.38	-1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.96	$1.19 PGK4.90	+13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.37	$1.74 PGK7.15	+16.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.63	$2.02 PGK8.29	+13.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €1.01	$1.57 PGK6.45	+42.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.11	$1.37 PGK5.60	+13.0%
Average			-4.7%

Paris vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 39.5% less for transportation

	Paris	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €7.01	$4.29 PGK17.59	-44.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €84.83	$16.69 PGK68.43	-82.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €29,944.39	$25,877.21 PGK106,114.92	-20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €22.75	$22.04 PGK90.38	-11.3%
Average			-39.5%

Paris vs. Port Moresby - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Paris	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €30.83	$309.54 PGK1,269.32	+819.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,252.46	$2,346.03 PGK9,620.41	+71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €968.60	$609.17 PGK2,498.02	-42.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €172.56	$78.11 PGK320.32	-58.5%
Average			+197.6%

Paris vs. Port Moresby - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 53.2% less for childcare

	Paris	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €692.77	$494.23 PGK2,026.68	-34.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €14,604.03	$4,498.59 PGK18,447.41	-71.8%
Average			-53.2%

Paris vs. Port Moresby - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €6.87	$2.48 PGK10.15	-67.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €3.95	$1.83 PGK7.51	-57.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €12.27	$7.48 PGK30.67	-44.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €33.42	$45.19 PGK185.32	+23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €12.76	$8.67 PGK35.54	-37.8%
Average			-36.5%

Paris vs. Port Moresby - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 35.7% less for clothing

	Paris	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €95.09	$39.25 PGK160.95	-62.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €42.66	$44.57 PGK182.78	-4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €102.18	$64.38 PGK264.02	-42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €136.47	$98.43 PGK403.64	-33.9%
Average			-35.7%

Paris vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: March 2025

More cost comparisons

Paris vs.

London

Paris vs.

Dublin

Paris vs.

Washington

Paris vs.

Beijing

Paris vs.

Kiev

Paris vs.

Berlin

Paris vs.

Ottawa

Paris vs.

Hong Kong

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in France vs. Papua New Guinea. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within France and Papua New Guinea.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Paris

Add prices for Port Moresby

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Port Moresby or Paris. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.