Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 3.6 times more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,652.11
|
$9.83
PGK38.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,920.75
|
$8.51
PGK33.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,222.91
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,816.14
|
$1.18
PGK4.56
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,557.74
|
$1.49
PGK5.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,656.03
|
$2.66
PGK10.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,668.21
|
$7.38
PGK28.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,583.47
|
$3.92
PGK15.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,374.03
|
$3.18
PGK12.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,662.84
|
$1.44
PGK5.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS10,036.69
|
$1.18
PGK4.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,435.99
|
$2.01
PGK7.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS7,021.06
|
$1.29
PGK4.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,638.25
|
$1.20
PGK4.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,932.29
|
$1.24
PGK4.81
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,476.78
|
$4.51
PGK17.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,969.00
|
$38.24
PGK148.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS207,191,759.04
|
$45,390.07
PGK175,989.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,559.15
|
$19.29
PGK74.80
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS292,838.80
|
$378.25
PGK1,466.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,486,299.32
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,359.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,524,242.26
|
$459.57
PGK1,781.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS429,978.59
|
$107.32
PGK416.12
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,527,357.72
|
$596.93
PGK2,314.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,946,970.51
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,598.99
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS12,019.91
|
$3.12
PGK12.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,700.00
|
$3.32
PGK12.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,727.98
|
$7.09
PGK27.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS293,872.86
|
$52.20
PGK202.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,722.70
|
$8.51
PGK33.00
|
|
pay 29.7% more for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS335,292.18
|
$36.88
PGK142.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS394,682.62
|
$39.72
PGK153.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,031,355.14
|
$67.38
PGK261.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS713,641.05
|
$95.04
PGK368.48
|
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