Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 57.0% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 12.3% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 36.6% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
Conakry
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
$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 3.0 times more for housing
Conakry
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 72.5% more for clothing
Conakry
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
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