Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 89.0% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 63.5% more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA421
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 65.9% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA780
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA457
|
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA356
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA389
|
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA597
|
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
|
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