Cost of living comparison

Guatemala City, Guatemala

compared to

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 55.8% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 22.3% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 55.9% more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 53.7% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.6% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 25.3% less in Port Moresby

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

Port Moresby vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 31.1% more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.15 GTQ39.54	$12.38 PGK50.86	+140.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 GTQ48.94	$7.43 PGK30.52	+16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 GTQ8.90	$0.80 PGK3.27	-31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 GTQ6.96	$0.89 PGK3.66	-1.6%
Average			+31.1%

Guatemala City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.3% more for groceries

	Guatemala City	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 GTQ24.89	$1.49 PGK6.10	-54.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 GTQ26.01	$2.20 PGK9.03	-35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 GTQ56.65	$7.01 PGK28.81	-4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 GTQ19.74	$3.68 PGK15.14	+43.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 GTQ26.31	$3.28 PGK13.46	-4.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 GTQ12.80	$1.56 PGK6.39	-6.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GTQ5.70	$1.19 PGK4.91	+60.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 GTQ11.89	$1.74 PGK7.16	+12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 GTQ7.00	$2.02 PGK8.31	+121.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 GTQ6.43	$1.57 PGK6.46	+88.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 GTQ8.50	$1.37 PGK5.61	+23.6%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 55.9% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GTQ31.74	$4.29 PGK17.62	+3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.42 GTQ103.16	$16.69 PGK68.55	+24.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,009.72 GTQ138,404.09	$25,877.21 PGK106,297.09	+43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.75 GTQ67.22	$22.04 PGK90.53	+151.9%
Average			+55.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Guatemala City	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.14 GTQ331.51	$309.54 PGK1,271.50	+617.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.65 GTQ4,977.14	$2,346.03 PGK9,636.93	+262.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.33 GTQ2,669.22	$609.17 PGK2,502.30	+75.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.31 GTQ463.46	$78.11 PGK320.87	+29.5%
Average			+246.2%

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pay 53.7% more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$217.77 GTQ1,673.56	$494.23 PGK2,030.16	+126.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,593.73 GTQ42,987.65	$4,498.59 PGK18,479.08	-19.6%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 GTQ24.72	$2.48 PGK10.17	-23.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.40	$1.83 PGK7.53	-44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 GTQ27.68	$7.48 PGK30.72	+107.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.94 GTQ429.92	$45.19 PGK185.64	-19.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 GTQ59.32	$8.67 PGK35.60	+12.3%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 25.3% less for clothing

	Guatemala City	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50 GTQ365.04	$39.25 PGK161.23	-17.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.74 GTQ428.39	$44.57 PGK183.10	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.06 GTQ922.69	$64.38 PGK264.47	-46.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.99 GTQ914.46	$98.43 PGK404.34	-17.3%
Average			-25.3%

Guatemala City vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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