Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Guyana

Georgetown vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 2.7% more expensive than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 83.0% more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 18.0% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 8.9% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 23.3% less in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 92.3% more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.4% less in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 5.9% less in Georgetown

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

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Georgetown vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.0% more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+130.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	+68.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$1.24 GYD260.07	+65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$0.63 GYD132.54	-5.0%
Average			+83.0%

Port Moresby vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.0% more for groceries

	Port Moresby	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$2.09 GYD436.70	+37.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+78.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+73.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$4.08 GYD854.23	+10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$3.19 GYD668.32	+23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$3.64 GYD761.80	+86.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$1.80 GYD375.97	+24.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	$1.81 GYD378.61	-45.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$3.20 GYD669.94	+9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$1.09 GYD228.28	-27.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$1.38 GYD289.56	+5.6%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 8.9% more for transportation

	Port Moresby	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	$3.96 GYD828.60	+4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+172.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+0.4%
Average			+8.9%

Port Moresby vs. Georgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.3% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$960.21 GYD201K	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$519.95 GYD109K	-6.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+2.8%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 92.3% more for childcare

	Port Moresby	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+21.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+203.4%
Average			+92.3%

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pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$1.91 GYD400.11	-36.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+136.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	$3.35 GYD700.19	-48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	-30.1%
Average			-17.4%

Port Moresby vs. Georgetown - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

	Port Moresby	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	+30.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	-0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	-48.2%
Average			-5.9%

Port Moresby vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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