Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 3.3 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
pay 95.4% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
|
pay 90.6% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA715
|
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
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