Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 46.6% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 75.1% less for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
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