Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 1.9% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of United States, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
United States
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$9.83
PGK36.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.01
PGK3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
United States
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.49
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$2.66
PGK9.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$7.38
PGK27.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$3.92
PGK14.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$3.18
PGK11.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.44
PGK5.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$2.01
PGK7.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.29
PGK4.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.20
PGK4.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$1.24
PGK4.66
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
United States
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$4.51
PGK16.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$38.24
PGK143.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$45,390.07
PGK170,580.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$19.29
PGK72.50
|
|
pay 97.3% more for housing
United States
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$378.25
PGK1,421.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,102.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$459.57
PGK1,727.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$107.32
PGK403.34
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
United States
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$596.93
PGK2,243.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,058.09
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$3.12
PGK11.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$3.32
PGK12.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$7.09
PGK26.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$52.20
PGK196.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
United States
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$36.88
PGK138.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$39.72
PGK149.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$67.38
PGK253.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$95.04
PGK357.15
|
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