Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 67.8% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.10
|
$9.83
PGK38.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.98
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$1.01
PGK3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
|
pay 4.9% more for groceries
Brunei
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.30
|
$1.49
PGK5.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.82
|
$2.66
PGK10.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.57
|
$7.38
PGK28.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
$3.92
PGK15.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.56
|
$3.18
PGK12.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.44
|
$1.44
PGK5.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.40
|
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$2.01
PGK7.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.96
|
$1.29
PGK4.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$1.20
PGK4.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.36
|
$1.24
PGK4.80
|
|
pay 94.7% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.93
|
$4.51
PGK17.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.78
|
$38.24
PGK147.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,280.31
|
$45,390.07
PGK175,639.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.47
|
$19.29
PGK74.65
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Brunei
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.91
|
$378.25
PGK1,463.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$914.73
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,342.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$668.66
|
$459.57
PGK1,778.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$57.08
|
$107.32
PGK415.30
|
|
pay 66.9% more for childcare
Brunei
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$284.10
|
$596.93
PGK2,309.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,138.83
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,563.92
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.21
|
$3.12
PGK12.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.70
|
$3.32
PGK12.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.83
|
$7.09
PGK27.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$90.15
|
$52.20
PGK201.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.16
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.88
|
$36.88
PGK142.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.44
|
$39.72
PGK153.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$147.16
|
$67.38
PGK260.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.51
|
$95.04
PGK367.74
|
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