Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 8.7% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Canada, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.97
|
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.15
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.44
|
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Canada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.42
|
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.48
|
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.62
|
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.24
|
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
Canada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.83
|
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.92
|
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,070.63
|
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.39
|
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Canada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.22
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,469.54
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,312.50
|
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.60
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
Canada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,028.99
|
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,317.35
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.44
|
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.57
|
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.48
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.91
|
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.05
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Canada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.70
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.86
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.49
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.77
|
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
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