Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 3.6 times more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
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