Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 2.5 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 94.7% more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Kigali
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
|
pay 49.0% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Kigali
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
|
pay 35.4% more for childcare
Kigali
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
|
pay 90.6% more for clothing
Kigali
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
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