Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 4.4% more expensive than Australia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Australia, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.87
|
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.82
|
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.20
|
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
Australia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.60
|
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.79
|
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.54
|
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.24
|
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.75
|
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.05
|
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.27
|
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.61
|
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.29
|
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Australia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.71
|
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$127.68
|
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.81
|
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Australia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
Australia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.91
|
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.14
|
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$72.80
|
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$19.09
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
Australia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$166.08
|
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
|
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