Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 64.4% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 20.7% more for restaurants
Maputo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN952.23
|
$9.83
PGK38.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.65
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.42
|
$1.01
PGK3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.47
|
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Maputo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN75.00
|
$1.49
PGK5.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN561.32
|
$2.66
PGK10.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN371.00
|
$7.38
PGK28.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.58
|
$3.92
PGK15.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.31
|
$3.18
PGK12.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.41
|
$1.44
PGK5.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.99
|
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.13
|
$2.01
PGK7.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.17
|
$1.29
PGK4.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.44
|
$1.20
PGK4.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.83
|
$1.24
PGK4.80
|
|
pay 46.1% more for transportation
Maputo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.64
|
$4.51
PGK17.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN843.28
|
$38.24
PGK147.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,104,933.04
|
$45,390.07
PGK175,639.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,230.23
|
$19.29
PGK74.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Maputo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,918.56
|
$378.25
PGK1,463.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,298.34
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,342.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,513.50
|
$459.57
PGK1,778.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,812.55
|
$107.32
PGK415.30
|
|
pay 57.1% more for childcare
Maputo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,049.39
|
$596.93
PGK2,309.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,510.06
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,563.92
|
|
pay 94.2% more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.18
|
$3.12
PGK12.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.28
|
$3.32
PGK12.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.35
|
$7.09
PGK27.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,792.22
|
$52.20
PGK201.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.94
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Maputo
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,570.35
|
$36.88
PGK142.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,493.86
|
$39.72
PGK153.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,761.16
|
$67.38
PGK260.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,181.15
|
$95.04
PGK367.74
|
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