Cost of living comparison

Chad

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Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 74.4% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 69.9% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 21.0% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 64.2% more in Port Moresby

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Port Moresby are more expensive than in N'djamena. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

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Port Moresby vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 11.5% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$7.78 PGK35.37	-8.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.56 PGK25.27
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.75 PGK3.41	-12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.67 PGK3.03	-21.9%
Average			-11.5%

N'djamena vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.9% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$1.52 PGK6.91	+345.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$4.32 PGK19.64	+152.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$7.10 PGK32.28	-48.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$3.69 PGK16.78	+80.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$2.58 PGK11.75	-16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$1.95 PGK8.88	-8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$1.44 PGK6.57	+49.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$3.29 PGK14.97	+183.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$2.92 PGK13.29	+163.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$1.51 PGK6.88	+109.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$1.31 PGK5.96	+81.3%
Average			+69.9%

N'djamena vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.0% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$3.78 PGK17.18	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$22.22 PGK101.06	-74.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+324.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	$23.34 PGK106.12	+507.6%
Average			+21.0%

N'djamena vs. Port Moresby - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	N'djamena	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$91.68 PGK416.89	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	-6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+551.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$89.65 PGK407.67	+174.7%
Average			+122.3%

N'djamena vs. Port Moresby - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$842.47 PGK3,831.07
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83

N'djamena vs. Port Moresby - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$3.00 PGK13.64	+134.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.47 PGK11.24	+189.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$6.45 PGK29.31	+556.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$61.49 PGK279.61
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.89 PGK40.43
Average			+213.5%

N'djamena vs. Port Moresby - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 64.2% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$32.73 PGK148.82	+27.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$31.67 PGK144.02	-7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$136.12 PGK619.02	+219.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$163.90 PGK745.35	+92.0%
Average			+64.2%

N'djamena vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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