Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 68.2% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Japan, you would:
pay 46.5% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Japan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
Japan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Japan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 33.2% more for childcare
Japan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Japan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
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