Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 3.8 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
|
pay 13.1 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
|
pay 46.3% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
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