Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 1.5% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
|
pay 35.1% more for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
|
pay 27.9% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
|
pay 41.1% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
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