Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Port Moresby Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 30.1% cheaper than Port Moresby.

Restaurants: pay 26.5% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 40.2% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 15.3% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 44.3% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 40.1% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.9% less in Santo Domingo

Expenses including housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Santo Domingo.

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Santo Domingo vs. Port Moresby Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Port Moresby, you would:

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pay 26.5% more for restaurants

	Port Moresby	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$9.95 DOP611.16	+27.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	$7.54 DOP463.46	+35.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$1.04 DOP63.95	+38.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$0.57 DOP35.01	-14.5%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 40.2% less for groceries

	Port Moresby	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$1.51 DOP93.03	-0.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	$3.62 DOP222.50	-16.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$5.19 DOP318.59	-26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$2.34 DOP143.71	-36.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$2.53 DOP155.32	-2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$1.45 DOP88.96	-25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$0.37 DOP22.53	-74.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	$1.24 DOP75.89	-62.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$0.83 DOP51.09	-71.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$0.91 DOP56.14	-39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$1.00 DOP61.45	-23.7%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 15.3% less for transportation

	Port Moresby	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	$5.38 DOP330.30	+42.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	-17.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$23,212.79 DOP1M	-53.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	-9.1%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 44.3% less for housing

	Port Moresby	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	-60.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	-55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	-37.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	-20.9%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 40.1% less for childcare

	Port Moresby	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	-70.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	$7,399.96 DOP455K	+19.8%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Moresby	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$2.49 DOP152.79	-17.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$2.27 DOP139.64	-8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	$5.32 DOP326.97	-17.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	-51.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	$7.46 DOP458.37	-16.1%
Average			-25.9%

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pay about the same for clothing

	Port Moresby	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	+40.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	+47.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	-36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	-24.1%

Port Moresby vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

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