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Port Moresby vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 46.1% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 11.1% less in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 70.8% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 39.9% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 74.5% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 82.8% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.7% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Port Moresby

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Windhoek. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Port Moresby. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.1% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.97 NAD185.90	$9.48 PGK40.21	-13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 NAD88.01	$5.92 PGK25.13	+14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NAD16.52	$0.77 PGK3.27	-21.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 NAD18.05	$0.81 PGK3.45	-23.7%
Average			-11.1%

Windhoek vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.8% more for groceries

	Windhoek	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 NAD14.68	$1.55 PGK6.60	+79.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 NAD57.61	$2.19 PGK9.30	-35.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.39 NAD91.42	$7.39 PGK31.35	+36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.09 NAD52.36	$3.78 PGK16.04	+22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 NAD40.11	$2.82 PGK11.97	+19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD14.92	$1.81 PGK7.69	+105.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD15.75	$1.29 PGK5.47	+38.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.31	$2.49 PGK10.56	+216.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD14.26	$2.49 PGK10.56	+195.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NAD17.05	$1.48 PGK6.29	+47.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 NAD13.68	$1.23 PGK5.20	+51.7%
Average			+70.8%

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pay 39.9% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 NAD80.31	$4.14 PGK17.57	-12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD782.76	$23.69 PGK100.53	-48.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,093.12 NAD391,378.53	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	-3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD130.13	$24.88 PGK105.56	+224.0%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 74.5% more for housing

	Windhoek	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.55 NAD924.53	$165.84 PGK703.70	+204.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.56 NAD9,110.42	$1,066.09 PGK4,523.79	+98.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.07 NAD6,729.54	$473.82 PGK2,010.57	+19.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.92 NAD1,778.11	$80.08 PGK339.79	-23.7%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 82.8% more for childcare

	Windhoek	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,660.61	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	+192.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD91,973.95	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	-26.9%
Average			+82.8%

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pay 69.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 NAD34.25	$2.37 PGK10.05	+17.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 NAD33.88	$2.25 PGK9.55	+12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 NAD48.92	$6.75 PGK28.65	+133.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 NAD668.44	$73.52 PGK311.97	+86.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.20 NAD88.06	$10.30 PGK43.71	+98.2%
Average			+69.7%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Windhoek	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.61 NAD908.56	$31.15 PGK132.20	-41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD474.22	$36.48 PGK154.81	+30.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,579.49	$76.40 PGK324.21	-18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.16 NAD1,443.21	$97.73 PGK414.68	+14.8%
Average			-3.7%

Windhoek vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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