Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 25.4% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$9.90
BYN32.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$5.33
BYN17.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$3.74
BYN12.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$1.45
BYN4.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 50.6% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$3.70
BYN12.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$19.80
BYN64.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,168.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$3.17
BYN10.34
|
|
pay 69.4% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$13.59
BYN44.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$403.93
BYN1,317.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$265.15
BYN865.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$45.60
BYN148.79
|
|
pay 11.8% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$464.49
BYN1,515.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,583.13
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$1.77
BYN5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$1.90
BYN6.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$36.75
BYN119.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$4.75
BYN15.51
|
|
pay 48.6% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$71.88
BYN234.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$47.22
BYN154.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$108.20
BYN353.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$113.87
BYN371.53
|
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