Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 56.4% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Libreville
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Libreville
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 85.3% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Port Moresby or Libreville. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.