Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 53.9% cheaper than Port Moresby.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.0% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 66.1% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 44.0% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 87.3% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 69.5% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.6% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 3.0% more in Cairo
Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK51.59
|
$4.06
EGP202.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.96
|
$4.71
EGP234.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.32
|
$0.33
EGP16.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.71
|
$0.12
EGP6.10
|
|
pay 66.1% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.19
|
$0.65
EGP32.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK9.16
|
$1.59
EGP78.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK29.23
|
$3.40
EGP169.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK15.35
|
$1.45
EGP72.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.65
|
$1.96
EGP97.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.48
|
$0.68
EGP34.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.98
|
$0.23
EGP11.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.26
|
$0.16
EGP7.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.42
|
$0.19
EGP9.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.55
|
$0.22
EGP10.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.69
|
$0.19
EGP9.44
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.87
|
$1.01
EGP50.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK69.54
|
$8.12
EGP404.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK107,829.80
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,806,017.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK91.84
|
$2.50
EGP124.27
|
|
pay 87.3% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,289.83
|
$9.69
EGP482.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,775.88
|
$208.74
EGP10,389.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,538.39
|
$129.60
EGP6,450.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK325.49
|
$13.65
EGP679.50
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,059.43
|
$87.26
EGP4,343.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,745.53
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,980.48
|
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.32
|
$1.42
EGP70.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.64
|
$1.54
EGP76.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK31.16
|
$1.83
EGP90.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK188.32
|
$18.55
EGP923.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK36.12
|
$3.04
EGP151.55
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK163.55
|
$37.28
EGP1,855.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK185.74
|
$49.39
EGP2,458.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK268.28
|
$97.57
EGP4,856.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK410.17
|
$53.60
EGP2,667.98
|
|
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