Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 5.6 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 73.6% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 12.8 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 15.2 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 74.5% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
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