Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 5.7 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 14.4% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 62.1% more for housing
Tonga
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 28.5 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
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