Cost of living comparison

Asuncion, Paraguay

compared to

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 2.6 times more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 82.1% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 52.4% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 7.0 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 96.0% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 25.8% more in Port Moresby

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Port Moresby are more expensive than in Asuncion. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.1% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 PYG33,148	$12.38 PGK51.09	+199.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.58 PYG36,718	$7.43 PGK30.65	+62.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 PYG7,090	$0.80 PGK3.28	-9.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PYG4,052	$0.89 PGK3.68	+76.5%
Average			+82.1%

Asuncion vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Asuncion	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PYG5,387	$1.49 PGK6.13	+121.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.12 PYG25,031	$2.20 PGK9.07	-29.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 PYG25,267	$7.01 PGK28.94	+122.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 PYG14,023	$3.68 PGK15.20	+110.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 PYG11,751	$3.28 PGK13.52	+123.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PYG7,333	$1.56 PGK6.42	+70.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,598	$1.19 PGK4.93	+268.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG3,420	$1.74 PGK7.19	+309.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,887	$2.02 PGK8.34	+175.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 PYG3,944	$1.57 PGK6.49	+219.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 PYG4,719	$1.37 PGK5.64	+132.3%
Average			+147.7%

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pay 52.4% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG28,146	$4.29 PGK17.69	+22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG203,987	$16.69 PGK68.85	-34.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG119,332,142	$25,877.21 PGK106,769.02	+74.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG71,395	$22.04 PGK90.93	+147.6%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 7.0 times more for housing

	Asuncion	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 PYG135,878	$309.54 PGK1,277.14	+1727.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.89 PYG3,416,775	$2,346.03 PGK9,679.71	+450.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.02 PYG2,719,821	$609.17 PGK2,513.41	+79.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.20 PYG274,376	$78.11 PGK322.29	+128.4%
Average			+596.6%

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pay 96.0% more for childcare

	Asuncion	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.26 PYG1,438,105	$494.23 PGK2,039.17	+175.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,864.81 PYG31,005,958	$4,498.59 PGK18,561.12	+16.4%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG10,709	$2.48 PGK10.22	+85.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 PYG16,029	$1.83 PGK7.56	-8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 PYG10,199	$7.48 PGK30.86	+488.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.82 PYG215,206	$45.19 PGK186.46	+68.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.09 PYG40,797	$8.67 PGK35.76	+70.4%
Average			+140.9%

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pay 25.8% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG405,933	$39.25 PGK161.94	-22.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG252,943	$44.57 PGK183.91	+41.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG569,462	$64.38 PGK265.65	-9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG407,973	$98.43 PGK406.13	+93.6%
Average			+25.8%

Asuncion vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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