Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 74.6% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 51.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 34.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 77.1% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 1.7% more in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Cameroon. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

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Papua New Guinea vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.6% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.13 FCFA1,827	$7.78 PGK35.37	+148.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 FCFA3,488	$5.56 PGK25.27	-7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 FCFA858	$0.75 PGK3.41	-49.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 FCFA354	$0.67 PGK3.03	+9.9%
Average			+38.6%

Cameroon vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.6% more for groceries

	Cameroon	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 FCFA362	$1.52 PGK6.91	+145.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.67 FCFA5,647	$4.32 PGK19.64	-55.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.73 FCFA6,848	$7.10 PGK32.28	-39.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 FCFA1,137	$3.69 PGK16.78	+89.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 FCFA1,885	$2.58 PGK11.75	-20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 FCFA1,166	$1.95 PGK8.88	-2.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 FCFA477	$1.44 PGK6.57	+76.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA437	$3.29 PGK14.97	+339.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA361	$2.92 PGK13.29	+373.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 FCFA578	$1.51 PGK6.88	+52.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA435	$1.31 PGK5.96	+75.8%
Average			+51.6%

Cameroon vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.2% more for transportation

	Cameroon	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 FCFA2,980	$3.78 PGK17.18	-26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$22.22 PGK101.06	+30.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,027.90 FCFA16M	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+85.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.26 FCFA3,073	$23.34 PGK106.12	+343.4%
Average			+34.2%

Cameroon vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Cameroon	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.77 FCFA77,514	$91.68 PGK416.89	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.62 FCFA205K	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+357.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.12 FCFA147K	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+121.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.92 FCFA44,908	$89.65 PGK407.67	+16.5%
Average			+153.5%

Cameroon vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 77.1% more for childcare

	Cameroon	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$548.40 FCFA320K	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+53.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,026.87 FCFA2M	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	+104.1%
Average			+77.1%

Cameroon vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of childcare

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pay 68.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 FCFA673	$3.00 PGK13.64	+160.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 FCFA1,193	$2.47 PGK11.24	+21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.28 FCFA1,329	$6.45 PGK29.31	+183.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 FCFA17,441	$61.49 PGK279.61	+105.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$8.89 PGK40.43	+4.2%
Average			+68.9%

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pay 1.7% more for clothing

	Cameroon	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.64 FCFA25,480	$32.73 PGK148.82	-25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.68 FCFA31,338	$31.67 PGK144.02	-41.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.03 FCFA58,984	$136.12 PGK619.02	+34.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.18 FCFA53,233	$163.90 PGK745.35	+79.8%
Average			+1.7%

Cameroon vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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