Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 46.0% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 23.2% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 23.4% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 45.1% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 22.3% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% less in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Port Moresby

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

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Port Moresby vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.2% less for restaurants

	Accra	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS93.33	$7.78 PGK35.37	-2.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$5.56 PGK25.27	-46.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.22	$0.75 PGK3.41	-51.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.37	$0.67 PGK3.03	+45.2%
Average			-23.2%

Accra vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.4% more for groceries

	Accra	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS19.03	$1.52 PGK6.91	-6.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS69.08	$4.32 PGK19.64	-26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS160.33	$7.10 PGK32.28	-48.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.70	$3.69 PGK16.78	+40.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS38.13	$2.58 PGK11.75	-20.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.36	$1.95 PGK8.88	+18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.51	$1.44 PGK6.57	+124.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.50	$3.29 PGK14.97	+305.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.97	$2.92 PGK13.29	+80.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.34	$1.51 PGK6.88	+23.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.24	$1.31 PGK5.96	+7.6%
Average			+23.4%

Accra vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.1% more for transportation

	Accra	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS58.28	$3.78 PGK17.18	-24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS469.97	$22.22 PGK101.06	-44.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+525.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS138.52	$23.34 PGK106.12	+97.0%
Average			+45.1%

Accra vs. Port Moresby - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Accra	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS496.28	$91.68 PGK416.89	+116.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+136.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+100.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS655.60	$89.65 PGK407.67	+59.9%
Average			+107.8%

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pay 22.3% less for childcare

	Accra	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+82.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS218K	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-66.8%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.59	$3.00 PGK13.64	+62.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.49	$2.47 PGK11.24	-43.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.68	$6.45 PGK29.31	+153.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS831.35	$61.49 PGK279.61	-13.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS148.41	$8.89 PGK40.43	-29.9%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Accra	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS165.96	$32.73 PGK148.82	+130.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS215.27	$31.67 PGK144.02	+72.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS423.52	$136.12 PGK619.02	+275.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS613.49	$163.90 PGK745.35	+212.5%
Average			+161.3%

Accra vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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