Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 2.8 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 50.4% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.41
|
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.44
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.26
|
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.12
|
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.76
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.37
|
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.24
|
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.12
|
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.82
|
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,391.36
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.37
|
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.47
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,322.19
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN867.90
|
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.26
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
|
pay 1.4% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,520.41
|
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,651.79
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.07
|
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.80
|
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.29
|
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.56
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.30
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.56
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN354.17
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN372.72
|
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
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