Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Chad

N'djamena vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 42.6% cheaper than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 41.1% less in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in N'djamena
Housing: pay 55.0% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.1% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 39.1% less in N'djamena

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in N'djamena.

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N'djamena vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.0% more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$8.54 FCFA4,983	+9.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$0.85 FCFA498	+13.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$0.85 FCFA498	+28.0%
Average			+13.0%

Port Moresby vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.1% less for groceries

	Port Moresby	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$0.34 FCFA199	-77.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	$1.71 FCFA997	-60.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$13.68 FCFA7,985	+92.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$2.05 FCFA1,196	-44.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$3.10 FCFA1,808	+19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$2.13 FCFA1,243	+9.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$0.97 FCFA565	-33.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	$1.16 FCFA678	-64.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$1.11 FCFA648	-62.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$0.72 FCFA422	-52.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$0.72 FCFA422	-44.9%
Average			-41.1%

Port Moresby vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	Port Moresby	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	$4.85 FCFA2,829	+28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+284.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	-76.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	$3.84 FCFA2,242	-83.5%
Average			-17.4%

Port Moresby vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.0% less for housing

	Port Moresby	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	$426.76 FCFA249K	+365.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$85.35 FCFA49,830	-84.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$32.63 FCFA19,053	-63.6%
Average			-55.0%

Port Moresby vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

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

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pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$1.28 FCFA747	-57.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$0.85 FCFA498	-65.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	$0.98 FCFA573	-84.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	??
Average			-68.1%

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

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pay 39.1% less for clothing

	Port Moresby	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$25.61 FCFA14,949	-21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	$34.14 FCFA19,932	+7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$42.68 FCFA24,915	-68.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	$85.35 FCFA49,830	-47.9%
Average			-39.1%

Port Moresby vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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