Cost of living comparison

 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
compared to
 N'djamena, Chad
N'djamena vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 8.5% cheaper than Port Moresby.

Restaurants
pay 21.8% less in N'djamena
Groceries
pay 22.1% less in N'djamena
Transportation
pay 60.3% more in N'djamena
Housing
pay 2.5% less in N'djamena
Childcare
pay 78.2% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0% more in N'djamena
Clothing
pay 2.8% more in N'djamena

The cost of transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in N'djamena are more expensive than in Port Moresby. Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, and housing are lower in N'djamena.

N'djamena vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

pay 21.8% less for restaurants

 
Port Moresby
N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.38
PGK51.59
$8.17
FCFA4,722
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.43
PGK30.96
$4.29
FCFA2,478
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.80
PGK3.32
$0.90
FCFA521

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pay 22.1% less for groceries

 
Port Moresby
N'djamena
Bread
1 loaf
$1.49
PGK6.19
$0.33
FCFA189
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.20
PGK9.16
$1.63
FCFA944
Milk (1 gallon) $7.01
PGK29.23
$11.03
FCFA6,376

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pay 60.3% more for transportation

 
Port Moresby
N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
PGK17.87
$3.92
FCFA2,267
Monthly public transit pass $16.69
PGK69.54
$81.69
FCFA47,224
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,877.21
PGK107,829.80
$11,273.85
FCFA6,516,913

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pay 2.5% less for housing

 
Port Moresby
N'djamena
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$309.54
PGK1,289.83
$190.62
FCFA110,189
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,346.03
PGK9,775.88
$1,386.33
FCFA801,377
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $609.17
PGK2,538.39
$179.73
FCFA103,893

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pay 78.2% less for childcare

 
Port Moresby
N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $494.23
PGK2,059.43
$35.95
FCFA20,779
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,498.59
PGK18,745.53
$1,633.89
FCFA944,480

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pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Port Moresby
N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.48
PGK10.32
$1.23
FCFA708
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.83
PGK7.64
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.48
PGK31.16
$0.94
FCFA543

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pay 2.8% more for clothing

 
Port Moresby
N'djamena
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$39.25
PGK163.55
$32.68
FCFA18,890
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.57
PGK185.74
$61.27
FCFA35,418
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$64.38
PGK268.28
$53.10
FCFA30,696

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