Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 12.9% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
?? | |
pay 9.1% less for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
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