Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 5.5 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 17.3 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 59.5% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
|
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