Cost of living comparison
Luanda is 27.5% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Luanda instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 2.7% more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK35.94
|
$6.03
AOA5,119.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.07
|
$8.44
AOA7,163.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
$1.64
AOA1,391.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
$1.04
AOA883.61
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
$1.34
AOA1,136.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
$4.48
AOA3,798.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.13
|
$7.40
AOA6,280.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
$2.55
AOA2,162.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
$2.89
AOA2,447.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.02
|
$1.23
AOA1,042.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$0.49
AOA418.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
$1.62
AOA1,377.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.05
|
$1.07
AOA907.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
$0.87
AOA736.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
$0.80
AOA680.80
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
$1.40
AOA1,191.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.07
|
$37.08
AOA31,458.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,337.22
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,865,457.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.14
|
$12.70
AOA10,774.25
|
|
pay 52.1% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,336.14
|
$142.93
AOA121,253.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,896.45
|
$540.42
AOA458,469.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,623.41
|
$285.66
AOA242,343.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.24
|
$73.50
AOA62,353.39
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,108.60
|
$744.04
AOA631,215.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,035.83
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,435,083.02
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.03
|
$1.95
AOA1,654.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.17
|
$3.81
AOA3,233.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.56
|
$2.38
AOA2,021.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK192.91
|
$38.44
AOA32,610.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.06
|
$4.81
AOA4,081.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Luanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.27
|
$115.83
AOA98,268.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.30
|
$99.99
AOA84,828.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.00
|
$171.36
AOA145,372.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK335.71
|
$263.13
AOA223,227.13
|
|
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