Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 41.4% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$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) |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Djibouti
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
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