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Papua New Guinea vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 74.5% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.4% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 83.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 26.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 76.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 41.3% less in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Argentina. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Papua New Guinea. Notably, housing, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 20.4% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	$17.87 PGK76.59	+57.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	$5.92 PGK25.38	-34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	$0.80 PGK3.44	-54.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	$0.70 PGK3.02	-50.5%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 83.9% more for groceries

	Argentina	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	$1.55 PGK6.66	-20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	$3.60 PGK15.44	-31.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	$7.76 PGK33.26	+55.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	$4.00 PGK17.16	+69.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	$3.63 PGK15.56	+20.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	$1.99 PGK8.52	+93.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	$1.32 PGK5.66	+45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS918.92	$2.73 PGK11.72	+330.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	$1.62 PGK6.96	+33.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS766.60	$1.58 PGK6.78	+198.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS747.37	$1.18 PGK5.06	+128.6%
Average			+83.9%

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pay 26.6% more for transportation

	Argentina	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	$4.22 PGK18.07	+2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	$23.69 PGK101.54	+2.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	-18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	$24.88 PGK106.61	+120.5%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Argentina	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	$165.84 PGK710.76	+581.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	$2,652.44 PGK11,368.07	+580.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	$758.54 PGK3,251.04	+154.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	$80.08 PGK343.20	+37.2%
Average			+338.4%

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pay 76.2% more for childcare

	Argentina	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	+135.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	+17.5%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 57.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	$2.98 PGK12.75	+16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	$2.56 PGK10.96	-19.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	$6.96 PGK29.82	+111.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	$73.52 PGK315.10	+127.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	$10.30 PGK44.14	+52.9%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 41.3% less for clothing

	Argentina	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	$31.15 PGK133.52	-65.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	$36.48 PGK156.37	-54.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	$76.40 PGK327.46	-33.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	$97.73 PGK418.84	-12.1%
Average			-41.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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