Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.8 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
pay 85.1% more for groceries
Benin
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Benin
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Benin
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
|
pay 84.4% more for childcare
Benin
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
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