Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 97.9% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 16.5% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
|
pay 39.4% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
|
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