Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 33.6% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 26.1% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.54
|
$9.83
PGK38.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
$8.51
PGK33.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.45
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
$1.18
PGK4.56
|
|
pay 47.4% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$1.49
PGK5.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
$2.66
PGK10.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.12
|
$7.38
PGK28.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.42
|
$3.92
PGK15.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
$3.18
PGK12.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$1.44
PGK5.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$1.18
PGK4.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$2.01
PGK7.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
$1.29
PGK4.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
$1.20
PGK4.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$1.24
PGK4.81
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
$4.51
PGK17.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.24
|
$38.24
PGK148.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
$45,390.07
PGK175,989.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
$19.29
PGK74.80
|
|
pay 85.7% more for housing
Seychelles
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
$378.25
PGK1,466.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,023.23
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,359.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,056.84
|
$459.57
PGK1,781.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,256.79
|
$107.32
PGK416.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
$596.93
PGK2,314.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,690.15
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,598.99
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
$3.12
PGK12.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.32
|
$3.32
PGK12.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.28
|
$7.09
PGK27.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR957.93
|
$52.20
PGK202.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.08
|
$8.51
PGK33.00
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.35
|
$36.88
PGK142.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR855.50
|
$39.72
PGK153.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.50
|
$67.38
PGK261.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
$95.04
PGK368.48
|
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