Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 62.0% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 71.1% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 17.9% less in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 18.4% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Port Moresby

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

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Port Moresby vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.8% less for restaurants

	Harare	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$7.78 PGK35.37	-22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.75 ZWL1,851.50	$5.56 PGK25.27	-3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 ZWL308.58	$0.75 PGK3.41	-21.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ZWL151.05	$0.67 PGK3.03	+42.1%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 71.1% more for groceries

	Harare	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.52 PGK6.91	+52.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73 ZWL1,845.30	$4.32 PGK19.64	-24.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.73 ZWL1,843.59	$7.10 PGK32.28	+24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 ZWL622.53	$3.69 PGK16.78	+90.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 ZWL791.38	$2.58 PGK11.75	+5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 ZWL439.66	$1.95 PGK8.88	+43.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL243.55	$1.44 PGK6.57	+91.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ZWL296.54	$3.29 PGK14.97	+257.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZWL226.23	$2.92 PGK13.29	+316.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ZWL251.62	$1.51 PGK6.88	+93.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL257.47	$1.31 PGK5.96	+63.9%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 17.9% less for transportation

	Harare	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.91 ZWL2,223.82	$3.78 PGK17.18	-45.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00 ZWL19,320.00	$22.22 PGK101.06	-63.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+127.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$23.34 PGK106.12	+16.7%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Harare	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.99 ZWL22,213.67	$91.68 PGK416.89	+32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.00 ZWL126K	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+311.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$316.60 ZWL102K	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+75.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 ZWL12,644.39	$89.65 PGK407.67	+128.3%
Average			+153.1%

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pay 18.4% more for childcare

	Harare	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$433.79 ZWL140K	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+94.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,555.56 ZWL3M	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-27.8%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 ZWL402.50	$3.00 PGK13.64	+140.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ZWL966.00	$2.47 PGK11.24	-17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ZWL644.00	$6.45 PGK29.31	+222.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.92 ZWL15,429.17	$61.49 PGK279.61	+28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$8.89 PGK40.43	-11.1%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Harare	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.22 ZWL7,477.56	$32.73 PGK148.82	+40.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.15 ZWL6,809.04	$31.67 PGK144.02	+49.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.68 ZWL12,453.92	$136.12 PGK619.02	+252.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.37 ZWL12,998.47	$163.90 PGK745.35	+306.0%
Average			+134.3%

Harare vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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