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Port Moresby vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 26.7% more expensive than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 40.6% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 38.6% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.4% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 12.5% less in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.6% less for restaurants

	Libreville	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.89 FCFA10,077	$9.48 PGK40.21	-47.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.42 FCFA7,558	$5.92 PGK25.13	-55.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA840	$0.77 PGK3.27	-48.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 FCFA806	$0.81 PGK3.45	-43.2%
Average			-48.6%

Libreville vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

	Libreville	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 FCFA856	$1.55 PGK6.60	+2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 FCFA2,645	$2.19 PGK9.30	-53.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.57 FCFA6,516	$7.39 PGK31.35	-36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 FCFA3,124	$3.78 PGK16.04	-31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 FCFA2,285	$2.82 PGK11.97	-30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$1.81 PGK7.69	-10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$1.29 PGK5.47	-36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$2.49 PGK10.56	+53.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$2.49 PGK10.56	+53.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$1.48 PGK6.29	-8.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$1.23 PGK5.20	-24.5%
Average			-11.2%

Libreville vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.6% more for transportation

	Libreville	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 FCFA2,298	$4.14 PGK17.57	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 FCFA27,711	$23.69 PGK100.53	-51.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,408.43 FCFA17,130,387	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	-26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 FCFA4,132	$24.88 PGK105.56	+239.1%
Average			+40.6%

Libreville vs. Port Moresby - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.6% more for housing

	Libreville	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.55 FCFA40,307	$165.84 PGK703.70	+131.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,073.24 FCFA604,602	$1,066.09 PGK4,523.79	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.18 FCFA251,917	$473.82 PGK2,010.57	+6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.39 FCFA38,529	$80.08 PGK339.79	+17.1%
Average			+38.6%

Libreville vs. Port Moresby - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Libreville	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.87 FCFA100,767	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	+253.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,813.38 FCFA3,274,927	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	-31.7%
Average			+110.8%

Libreville vs. Port Moresby - Cost of childcare

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pay 69.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 FCFA605	$2.37 PGK10.05	+120.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 FCFA3,527	$2.25 PGK9.55	-64.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,512	$6.75 PGK28.65	+151.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.08 FCFA37,788	$73.52 PGK311.97	+9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,532	$10.30 PGK43.71	+129.1%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 12.5% less for clothing

	Libreville	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$31.15 PGK132.20	-65.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.72 FCFA25,192	$36.48 PGK154.81	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.66 FCFA30,230	$76.40 PGK324.21	+42.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.32 FCFA60,460	$97.73 PGK414.68	-8.9%
Average			-12.5%

Libreville vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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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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