Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 26.4% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 33.6% more for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$1.37
FCFA837
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$1.14
FCFA692
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$1.51
FCFA922
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
|
pay 37.9% more for housing
Port Moresby
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
|
pay 97.5% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$1.17
FCFA712
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
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