Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 37.1% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 34.3% less for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
|
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Asuncion
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
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