Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

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Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 50.4% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 30.6% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 21.8% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 40.3% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 12.4% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 10.9% more in Port Moresby

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

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Port Moresby vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 30.6% more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$7.78 PGK35.37	+94.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$5.56 PGK25.27	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$0.75 PGK3.41	+23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$0.67 PGK3.03	+1.5%
Average			+30.6%

Addis Ababa vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$1.52 PGK6.91	+27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$4.32 PGK19.64	+16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$7.10 PGK32.28	+73.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$3.69 PGK16.78	+108.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$2.58 PGK11.75	-43.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$1.95 PGK8.88	-20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$1.44 PGK6.57	+385.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$3.29 PGK14.97	+233.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$2.92 PGK13.29	+848.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$1.51 PGK6.88	+587.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$1.31 PGK5.96	+168.8%
Average			+123.3%

Addis Ababa vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.8% more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$3.78 PGK17.18	+7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$22.22 PGK101.06	+5.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$50,004.77 PGK227K	-9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$23.34 PGK106.12	+562.0%
Average			+21.8%

Addis Ababa vs. Port Moresby - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.3% more for housing

	Addis Ababa	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$91.68 PGK416.89	-56.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+126.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+40.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$89.65 PGK407.67	-42.8%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 12.4% more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+517.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-79.5%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$3.00 PGK13.64	+275.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$2.47 PGK11.24	+169.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$6.45 PGK29.31	-19.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$61.49 PGK279.61	+39.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$8.89 PGK40.43	+137.1%
Average			+109.5%

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pay 10.9% more for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$32.73 PGK148.82	-1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$31.67 PGK144.02	-55.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$136.12 PGK619.02	+73.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$163.90 PGK745.35	+98.2%
Average			+10.9%

Addis Ababa vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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