Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 9.5% more expensive than Port Moresby.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6% less in Santo Domingo
- Groceries
-
pay 20.6% less in Santo Domingo
- Transportation
-
pay 99.8% more in Santo Domingo
- Housing
-
pay 50.7% less in Santo Domingo
- Childcare
-
pay 5.2% more in Santo Domingo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.3% less in Santo Domingo
- Clothing
-
pay 42.0% more in Santo Domingo
The cost of transportation, clothing, and childcare in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Port Moresby. Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Santo Domingo. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.
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
PGK50.86
|
$10.23
DOP604.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.52
|
$6.60
DOP389.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.27
|
$1.05
DOP62.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.66
|
$0.77
DOP45.18
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.10
|
$1.90
DOP112.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK9.03
|
$3.22
DOP189.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.81
|
$4.91
DOP289.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK15.14
|
$2.37
DOP139.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.46
|
$2.89
DOP170.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.39
|
$1.37
DOP81.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.91
|
$0.35
DOP20.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.16
|
$1.35
DOP79.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.31
|
$0.79
DOP46.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.46
|
$0.98
DOP58.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.61
|
$1.09
DOP64.32
|
|
pay 99.8% more for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.62
|
$4.80
DOP283.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK68.55
|
$82.54
DOP4,872.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK106,297.09
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,656,658.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK90.53
|
$18.61
DOP1,098.64
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,271.50
|
$42.28
DOP2,495.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,636.93
|
$732.50
DOP43,242.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,502.30
|
$411.15
DOP24,271.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK320.87
|
$66.16
DOP3,905.88
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,030.16
|
$361.79
DOP21,357.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,479.08
|
$6,176.69
DOP364,632.33
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.17
|
$2.48
DOP146.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.53
|
$2.58
DOP152.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.72
|
$4.54
DOP267.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK185.64
|
$44.94
DOP2,652.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.60
|
$6.40
DOP377.62
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK161.23
|
$66.44
DOP3,922.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK183.10
|
$56.74
DOP3,349.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK264.47
|
$103.17
DOP6,090.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK404.34
|
$109.66
DOP6,473.50
|
|
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