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Port Moresby vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 59.9% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 20.5% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 64.4% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 16.7% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 95.7% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 46.1% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.5% more for restaurants

	Harare	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$9.48 PGK40.21	-5.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$5.92 PGK25.13	-1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$0.77 PGK3.27	+10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.81 PGK3.45	+77.6%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 64.4% more for groceries

	Harare	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.55 PGK6.60	+55.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$2.19 PGK9.30	-62.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$7.39 PGK31.35	+21.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$3.78 PGK16.04	+81.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$2.82 PGK11.97	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$1.81 PGK7.69	+35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$1.29 PGK5.47	+73.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$2.49 PGK10.56	+143.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$2.49 PGK10.56	+230.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$1.48 PGK6.29	+108.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$1.23 PGK5.20	+26.6%
Average			+64.4%

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pay 16.7% less for transportation

	Harare	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$4.14 PGK17.57	-30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$23.69 PGK100.53	-56.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	+1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$24.88 PGK105.56	+18.5%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 95.7% more for housing

	Harare	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$165.84 PGK703.70	+77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$1,066.09 PGK4,523.79	+164.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$473.82 PGK2,010.57	+66.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$80.08 PGK339.79	+74.5%
Average			+95.7%

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pay 46.1% more for childcare

	Harare	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	+147.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	-55.0%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$2.37 PGK10.05	+57.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$2.25 PGK9.55	-22.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$6.75 PGK28.65	+462.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$73.52 PGK311.97	+32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$10.30 PGK43.71	+3.0%
Average			+106.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Harare	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$31.15 PGK132.20	+64.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$36.48 PGK154.81	+69.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$76.40 PGK324.21	+125.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$97.73 PGK414.68	+151.6%
Average			+102.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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