Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 9.5% more expensive than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
|
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
$10.23
DOP620.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
$6.60
DOP400.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$1.05
DOP63.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$0.77
DOP46.42
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
|
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$1.90
DOP115.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$3.22
DOP195.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
$4.91
DOP297.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
$2.37
DOP143.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
$2.89
DOP175.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$1.37
DOP83.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.35
DOP21.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$1.35
DOP81.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$0.79
DOP48.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$0.98
DOP59.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$1.09
DOP66.09
|
|
pay 99.8% more for transportation
|
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
$4.80
DOP291.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
$82.54
DOP5,006.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,702,040.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
$18.61
DOP1,128.74
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
|
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
$42.28
DOP2,564.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
$732.50
DOP44,426.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
$411.15
DOP24,936.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
$66.16
DOP4,012.88
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
|
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
$361.79
DOP21,942.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
$6,176.69
DOP374,620.98
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$2.48
DOP150.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$2.58
DOP156.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
$4.54
DOP275.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
$44.94
DOP2,725.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$6.40
DOP387.97
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
|
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
$66.44
DOP4,029.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
$56.74
DOP3,441.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
$103.17
DOP6,257.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
$109.66
DOP6,650.83
|
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