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Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 2.8 times more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 62.2% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 88.8% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 50.9% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 5.0 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 9.3 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.9% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Port Moresby

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

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Port Moresby vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.2% more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SOS1,717	$7.78 PGK35.37	+159.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SOS2,576	$5.56 PGK25.27	+23.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 SOS668	$0.75 PGK3.41	-35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 SOS296	$0.67 PGK3.03	+29.0%
Average			+62.2%

Mogadishu vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.8% more for groceries

	Mogadishu	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 SOS930	$1.52 PGK6.91	-6.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,431	$4.32 PGK19.64	+72.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.92 SOS2,817	$7.10 PGK32.28	+44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 SOS1,087	$3.69 PGK16.78	+94.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 SOS1,006	$2.58 PGK11.75	+47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 SOS974	$1.95 PGK8.88	+14.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SOS260	$1.44 PGK6.57	+218.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SOS779	$3.29 PGK14.97	+142.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS332	$2.92 PGK13.29	+403.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SOS389	$1.51 PGK6.88	+122.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SOS454	$1.31 PGK5.96	+65.1%
Average			+88.8%

Mogadishu vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.9% more for transportation

	Mogadishu	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.38 SOS1,935	$3.78 PGK17.18	+11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.22 PGK101.06
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$50,004.77 PGK227K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 SOS3,091	$23.34 PGK106.12	+332.1%
Average			+50.9%

Mogadishu vs. Port Moresby - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.0 times more for housing

	Mogadishu	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.67 SOS38,156	$91.68 PGK416.89	+37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.00 SOS112K	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+722.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.50 SOS44,357	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+616.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.35 SOS70,028	$89.65 PGK407.67	-26.7%
Average			+395.3%

Mogadishu vs. Port Moresby - Cost of housing

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pay 9.3 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.33 SOS44,834	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+975.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$760.00 SOS435K	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	+712.7%
Average			+834.9%

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pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$3.00 PGK13.64
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 SOS1,145	$2.47 PGK11.24	+23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$6.45 PGK29.31
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 SOS18,124	$61.49 PGK279.61	+94.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.89 PGK40.43
Average			+58.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Mogadishu	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.00 SOS8,013	$32.73 PGK148.82	+133.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$14.00 SOS8,013	$31.67 PGK144.02	+126.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.00 SOS14,309	$136.12 PGK619.02	+444.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.50 SOS18,601	$163.90 PGK745.35	+404.3%
Average			+247.1%

Mogadishu vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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