Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.5 times more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 80.4% more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
Sudan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Sudan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 73.3% more for clothing
Sudan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
|
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