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Port Moresby vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 63.4% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 25.0% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 76.3% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.7% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 14.7% less in Port Moresby

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Maputo. Notably, groceries, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.5% more for restaurants

	Maputo	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.39 MZN600.00	$9.48 PGK40.36	+0.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$5.92 PGK25.23	-24.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 MZN48.37	$0.77 PGK3.28	+1.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 MZN34.22	$0.81 PGK3.46	+51.7%
Average			+7.5%

Maputo vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Maputo	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MZN68.38	$1.55 PGK6.62	+45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.60 MZN485.83	$2.19 PGK9.33	-71.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.86 MZN374.34	$7.39 PGK31.46	+26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 MZN153.63	$3.78 PGK16.10	+57.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 MZN150.82	$2.82 PGK12.01	+19.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MZN54.05	$1.81 PGK7.72	+114.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 MZN22.68	$1.29 PGK5.49	+263.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MZN43.09	$2.49 PGK10.60	+269.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 MZN27.67	$2.49 PGK10.60	+475.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN27.90	$1.48 PGK6.32	+239.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 MZN19.96	$1.23 PGK5.22	+292.3%
Average			+157.3%

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pay 25.0% more for transportation

	Maputo	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.92	$4.14 PGK17.63	-19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$23.69 PGK100.90	+80.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	-20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.58 MZN996.00	$24.88 PGK105.95	+59.6%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 76.3% more for housing

	Maputo	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.27 MZN5,833.33	$165.84 PGK706.33	+81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$1,066.09 PGK4,540.70	+130.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$473.82 PGK2,018.09	+77.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.12 MZN4,417.54	$80.08 PGK341.06	+15.8%
Average			+76.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Maputo	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	+289.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	-31.5%
Average			+128.8%

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pay 63.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.41 MZN90.00	$2.37 PGK10.09	+68.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$2.25 PGK9.59	+8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$6.75 PGK28.76	+139.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$73.52 PGK313.14	+70.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$10.30 PGK43.87	+31.7%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 14.7% less for clothing

	Maputo	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$31.15 PGK132.69	-39.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$36.48 PGK155.39	-40.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.24 MZN5,000.00	$76.40 PGK325.42	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$97.73 PGK416.23	+23.9%
Average			-14.7%

Maputo vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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