Cost of living comparison

Burkina Faso

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 60.8% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 11.8% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 10.9% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.2% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 10.9% more in Port Moresby

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

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Port Moresby vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.7% less for restaurants

	Ouagadougou	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$7.78 PGK35.37	+7.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$5.56 PGK25.27	-23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$0.75 PGK3.41	-30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$0.67 PGK3.03	-38.3%
Average			-13.7%

Ouagadougou vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.8% more for groceries

	Ouagadougou	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 F CFA648	$1.52 PGK6.91	+37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$4.32 PGK19.64	-49.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 F CFA4,433	$7.10 PGK32.28	-6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 F CFA1,495	$3.69 PGK16.78	+44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.29 F CFA5,425	$2.58 PGK11.75	-72.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 F CFA1,243	$1.95 PGK8.88	-8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.44 PGK6.57
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 F CFA904	$3.29 PGK14.97	+112.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74 F CFA1,017	$2.92 PGK13.29	+67.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 F CFA414	$1.51 PGK6.88	+113.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 F CFA452	$1.31 PGK5.96	+69.3%
Average			+11.8%

Ouagadougou vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.9% more for transportation

	Ouagadougou	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 F CFA3,207	$3.78 PGK17.18	-31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.22 PGK101.06
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+36.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 F CFA4,285	$23.34 PGK106.12	+217.9%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Ouagadougou	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.06 F CFA31,559	$91.68 PGK416.89	+69.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$341.40 F CFA199K	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+369.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$230.45 F CFA135K	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+141.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.41 F CFA79,640	$89.65 PGK407.67	-34.3%
Average			+154.5%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Ouagadougou	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+2367.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	+3.4%
Average			+405.1%

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pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ouagadougou	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 F CFA698	$3.00 PGK13.64	+151.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 F CFA1,163	$2.47 PGK11.24	+24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 F CFA772	$6.45 PGK29.31	+387.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.75 F CFA34,881	$61.49 PGK279.61	+2.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.83 F CFA3,986	$8.89 PGK40.43	+30.2%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 10.9% more for clothing

	Ouagadougou	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$32.73 PGK148.82	-4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.21 F CFA29,898	$31.67 PGK144.02	-38.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.35 F CFA49,830	$136.12 PGK619.02	+59.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.42 F CFA59,796	$163.90 PGK745.35	+60.0%
Average			+10.9%

Ouagadougou vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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