Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 9.2% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 36.7% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
$37.83
SAR141.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,594.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
$17.96
SAR67.36
|
|
pay 56.2% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
$73.85
SAR276.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
$390.65
SAR1,465.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
$85.53
SAR320.79
|
|
pay 3.9% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
$296.51
SAR1,112.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,651.09
|
|
pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
$99.67
SAR373.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
$17.24
SAR64.66
|
|
pay 32.6% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
$43.59
SAR163.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
$56.89
SAR213.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
$93.76
SAR351.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
$77.91
SAR292.19
|
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