Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 22.6% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$1.09
GTQ8.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.84
GTQ6.50
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$1.89
GTQ14.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$2.82
GTQ21.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$6.36
GTQ49.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$2.09
GTQ16.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$3.06
GTQ23.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$1.50
GTQ11.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$0.80
GTQ6.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$4.15
GTQ32.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$10.58
GTQ82.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$17,951.60
GTQ139,150.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$582.00
GTQ4,511.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$411.49
GTQ3,189.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
|
pay 27.5% less for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$2.56
GTQ19.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$3.59
GTQ27.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$51.29
GTQ397.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$7.37
GTQ57.15
|
|
pay 38.3% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
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