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Damascus vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 23.9% cheaper than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 55.9% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 36.1% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 42.0% less in Damascus
Childcare: pay 74.6% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.2% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 3.1% more in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.1% more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.48 PGK40.36	$8.00 SYP104,016	-15.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.23	$6.00 SYP78,012	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 PGK3.28	$1.37 SYP17,769	+77.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 PGK3.46	$0.82 SYP10,683	+1.2%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 55.9% less for groceries

	Port Moresby	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.62	$0.50 SYP6,447	-68.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 PGK9.33	$1.61 SYP20,885	-26.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.39 PGK31.46	$3.76 SYP48,876	-49.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.78 PGK16.10	$1.91 SYP24,801	-49.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 PGK12.01	$3.25 SYP42,227	+15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 PGK7.72	$0.45 SYP5,857	-75.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 PGK5.49	$0.76 SYP9,879	-41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.60	$0.49 SYP6,389	-80.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.49 PGK10.60	$0.34 SYP4,423	-86.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 PGK6.32	$0.32 SYP4,162	-78.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 PGK5.22	$0.30 SYP3,890	-75.6%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 36.1% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 PGK17.63	$15.62 SYP203,114	+277.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.90	$17.00 SYP221,034	-28.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-33.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.95	$7.00 SYP91,014	-71.9%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 42.0% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK706.33	$55.00 SYP715,110	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,066.09 PGK4,540.70	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.82 PGK2,018.09	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-62.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK341.06	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+38.5%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 74.6% less for childcare

	Port Moresby	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	$49.17 SYP639,265	-92.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-57.0%
Average			-74.6%

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pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 PGK10.09	$1.60 SYP20,803	-32.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 PGK9.59	$1.93 SYP25,137	-14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.75 PGK28.76	$3.00 SYP39,006	-55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK313.14	$16.25 SYP211,282	-77.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.87	$3.00 SYP39,006	-70.9%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 3.1% more for clothing

	Port Moresby	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.69	$44.25 SYP575,338	+42.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK155.39	$41.25 SYP536,332	+13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK325.42	$57.50 SYP747,615	-24.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK416.23	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	-18.1%
Average			+3.1%

Port Moresby vs. Damascus - Cost of clothing

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