Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 95.0% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 77.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 30.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 10.7% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 25.5% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Burma	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$7.78 PGK35.37	+241.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$5.56 PGK25.27	+85.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$0.75 PGK3.41	-5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$0.67 PGK3.03	-18.0%
Average			+110.1%

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pay 77.2% more for groceries

	Burma	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$1.52 PGK6.91	+41.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$4.32 PGK19.64	+4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$7.10 PGK32.28	+38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$3.69 PGK16.78	+161.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$2.58 PGK11.75	+7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$1.95 PGK8.88	-1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$1.44 PGK6.57	+203.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$3.29 PGK14.97	+167.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$2.92 PGK13.29	+239.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$1.51 PGK6.88	+73.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$1.31 PGK5.96	+103.5%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 30.8% less for transportation

	Burma	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$3.78 PGK17.18	-89.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$22.22 PGK101.06	+87.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+66.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$23.34 PGK106.12	+159.3%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Burma	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$91.68 PGK416.89	+389.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+468.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+183.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$89.65 PGK407.67	+137.0%
Average			+274.6%

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pay 10.7% more for childcare

	Burma	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+127.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-46.2%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$3.00 PGK13.64	+200.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$2.47 PGK11.24	+66.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$6.45 PGK29.31	+388.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$61.49 PGK279.61	+227.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$8.89 PGK40.43	+255.6%
Average			+198.6%

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pay 25.5% less for clothing

	Burma	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$32.73 PGK148.82	-63.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$31.67 PGK144.02	-50.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$136.12 PGK619.02	+35.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$163.90 PGK745.35	+26.4%
Average			-25.5%

Burma vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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