Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 46.3% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 50.6% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 78.2% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
|
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