Cost of living comparison

Angola

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 81.2% more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 1.5% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 90.0% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 28.5% less in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.8% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 35.3% less in Port Moresby

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

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Port Moresby vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.5% less for restaurants

	Luanda	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	$7.78 PGK35.37	+42.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	$5.56 PGK25.27	-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	$0.75 PGK3.41	-45.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	$0.67 PGK3.03	-43.6%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 90.0% more for groceries

	Luanda	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 AOA847.52	$1.52 PGK6.91	+63.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	$4.32 PGK19.64	-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	$7.10 PGK32.28	-3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	$3.69 PGK16.78	+99.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	$2.58 PGK11.75	+68.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 AOA939.60	$1.95 PGK8.88	+89.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 AOA399.51	$1.44 PGK6.57	+230.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	$3.29 PGK14.97	+166.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 AOA748.37	$2.92 PGK13.29	+256.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA642.23	$1.51 PGK6.88	+115.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA640.03	$1.31 PGK5.96	+86.9%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Luanda	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	$3.78 PGK17.18	+204.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.76 AOA29,912.63	$22.22 PGK101.06	-32.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,197.31 AOA13M	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+252.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 AOA7,378.45	$23.34 PGK106.12	+188.8%
Average			+117.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Luanda	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	$91.68 PGK416.89	+17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.10 AOA349K	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+319.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$199.76 AOA182K	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+178.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.67 AOA70,915.36	$89.65 PGK407.67	+15.4%
Average			+175.3%

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pay 28.5% less for childcare

	Luanda	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$764.47 AOA698K	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+10.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,318.76 AOA12M	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-53.6%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$3.00 PGK13.64	+83.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	$2.47 PGK11.24	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$6.45 PGK29.31	+293.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	$61.49 PGK279.61	+35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 AOA3,240.54	$8.89 PGK40.43	+150.5%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 35.3% less for clothing

	Luanda	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	$32.73 PGK148.82	-70.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	$31.67 PGK144.02	-49.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	$136.12 PGK619.02	+40.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$199.31 AOA182K	$163.90 PGK745.35	-17.8%
Average			-35.3%

Luanda vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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