Cost of living comparison

Pretoria, South Africa

compared to

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 75.5% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 23.1% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 85.8% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 24.2% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 60.9% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.4% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.1% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.52 ZAR153.35	$12.38 PGK51.79	+45.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 ZAR84.29	$7.43 PGK31.08	+58.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ZAR18.15	$0.80 PGK3.33	-21.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ZAR14.62	$0.89 PGK3.73	+9.8%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 85.8% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR19.33	$1.49 PGK6.22	+38.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ZAR66.54	$2.20 PGK9.19	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 ZAR88.43	$7.01 PGK29.34	+42.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 ZAR42.24	$3.68 PGK15.41	+57.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 ZAR37.37	$3.28 PGK13.70	+57.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR12.43	$1.56 PGK6.51	+125.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR12.32	$1.19 PGK5.00	+74.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR13.06	$1.74 PGK7.29	+140.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR13.56	$2.02 PGK8.46	+168.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR11.51	$1.57 PGK6.58	+145.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR10.49	$1.37 PGK5.72	+134.4%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 24.2% more for transportation

	Pretoria	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 ZAR90.98	$4.29 PGK17.94	-15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.32 ZAR1,175.71	$16.69 PGK69.81	-74.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,084.78 ZAR343,512.65	$25,877.21 PGK108,250.93	+35.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.78 ZAR157.95	$22.04 PGK92.19	+151.1%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Pretoria	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.13 ZAR704.34	$309.54 PGK1,294.87	+691.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$416.34 ZAR7,493.89	$2,346.03 PGK9,814.06	+463.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.25 ZAR6,826.21	$609.17 PGK2,548.30	+60.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.03 ZAR1,548.47	$78.11 PGK326.76	-9.2%
Average			+301.5%

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pay 60.9% more for childcare

	Pretoria	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.65 ZAR3,899.57	$494.23 PGK2,067.47	+128.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.41 ZAR86,403.95	$4,498.59 PGK18,818.74	-6.3%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 ZAR42.94	$2.48 PGK10.36	+3.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR35.92	$1.83 PGK7.67	-8.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ZAR53.16	$7.48 PGK31.28	+153.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.21 ZAR615.76	$45.19 PGK189.05	+32.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.81 ZAR140.57	$8.67 PGK36.26	+11.0%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Pretoria	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 ZAR883.52	$39.25 PGK164.19	-20.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.65 ZAR623.64	$44.57 PGK186.46	+28.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 ZAR1,661.33	$64.38 PGK269.33	-30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,769.47	$98.43 PGK411.77	+0.1%
Average			-5.4%

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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: June 2025

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