Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 3.7 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,506
|
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,032
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS406
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS272
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 55.9% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,113
|
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,622
|
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,268
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,519
|
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS982
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS502
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS748
|
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS346
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,319
|
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,318
|
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,268,823
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,321
|
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,410
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,120
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,035
|
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,616
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,385
|
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS524,433
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,832
|
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS695
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS765
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,055
|
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,842
|
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
|
pay 90.6% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,580
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,138
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,718
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,024
|
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
|
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