Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 28.5% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 94.1% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 66.4% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
|
pay 46.6% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Qatar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
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