Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 5.2 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 19.0 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 65.2% more for clothing
Nepal
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
|
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