Cost of living comparison

Praia, Cabo Verde

compared to

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 63.2% more expensive than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 6.6% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 8.5% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.3% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 14.0% less in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.2% more for restaurants

	Praia	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.86 CVE472.99	$12.38 PGK50.18	+154.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 CVE614.88	$7.43 PGK30.11	+17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CVE173.17	$0.80 PGK3.23	-55.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 CVE108.84	$0.89 PGK3.61	-20.3%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

	Praia	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 CVE287.01	$1.49 PGK6.02	-49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.94 CVE772.88	$2.20 PGK8.91	-72.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 CVE465.52	$7.01 PGK28.43	+46.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 CVE213.79	$3.68 PGK14.93	+67.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.61 CVE254.23	$3.28 PGK13.28	+25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 CVE194.23	$1.56 PGK6.31	-22.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 CVE128.73	$1.19 PGK4.84	-9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 CVE151.61	$1.74 PGK7.07	+11.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.23 CVE217.40	$2.02 PGK8.19	-9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CVE118.00	$1.57 PGK6.37	+29.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 CVE85.82	$1.37 PGK5.54	+54.9%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 8.5% less for transportation

	Praia	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.31 CVE613.94	$4.29 PGK17.38	-32.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.42 CVE1,986.55	$16.69 PGK67.64	-18.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,166.78 CVE2,837,927.70	$25,877.21 PGK104,880.32	-11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.26 CVE1,679.11	$22.04 PGK89.32	+27.7%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Praia	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.28 CVE4,990.02	$309.54 PGK1,254.55	+503.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$583.34 CVE56,758.55	$2,346.03 PGK9,508.48	+302.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$388.89 CVE37,839.04	$609.17 PGK2,468.95	+56.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.61 CVE11,054.14	$78.11 PGK316.59	-31.2%
Average			+207.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Praia	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$110.42 CVE10,743.90	$494.23 PGK2,003.10	+347.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,266.68 CVE317,847.90	$4,498.59 PGK18,232.78	+37.7%
Average			+192.7%

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pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 CVE241.22	$2.48 PGK10.04	-0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 CVE144.85	$1.83 PGK7.43	+23.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.38 CVE425.69	$7.48 PGK30.31	+70.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.46 CVE3,547.41	$45.19 PGK183.16	+24.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.83 CVE567.59	$8.67 PGK35.13	+48.6%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 14.0% less for clothing

	Praia	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.61 CVE4,729.88	$39.25 PGK159.08	-19.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.89 CVE3,783.90	$44.57 PGK180.66	+14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.50 CVE8,513.78	$64.38 PGK260.95	-26.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.25 CVE12,770.67	$98.43 PGK398.95	-25.0%
Average			-14.0%

Praia vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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