Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 32.4% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 73.3% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 30.6% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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