Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 19.8% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
|
pay 63.9% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
|
pay 24.9% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
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