Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 41.1% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 26.1% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
$4.38
MGA19,463
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
$8.07
MGA35,853
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
$1.08
MGA4,780
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
$0.58
MGA2,595
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
$1.17
MGA5,207
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
$3.88
MGA17,244
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
$3.86
MGA17,159
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
$2.05
MGA9,096
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
$2.49
MGA11,074
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
$0.78
MGA3,446
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
$0.31
MGA1,394
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
$0.43
MGA1,917
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
$0.35
MGA1,549
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
$0.31
MGA1,394
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
$0.40
MGA1,766
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
$193.01
MGA857,918
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
$1.15
MGA5,122
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
$1.15
MGA5,122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
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