Cost of living comparison

Chile

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 56.4% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 78.0% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 21.1% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 41.8% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 41.9% more in Papua New Guinea

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

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Papua New Guinea vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.5% less for restaurants

	Chile	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 CLF0.2000	$7.78 PGK35.37	-2.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.20 CLF0.1800	$5.56 PGK25.27	-22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 CLF0.0300	$0.75 PGK3.41	-44.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 CLF0.0300	$0.67 PGK3.03	-41.9%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 78.0% more for groceries

	Chile	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 CLF0.0400	$1.52 PGK6.91	-10.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.03 CLF0.1300	$4.32 PGK19.64	-14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.36 CLF0.1100	$7.10 PGK32.28	+62.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 CLF0.0800	$3.69 PGK16.78	+9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.73 CLF0.0700	$2.58 PGK11.75	-5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$1.95 PGK8.88	+148.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$1.44 PGK6.57	+84.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$3.29 PGK14.97	+330.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$2.92 PGK13.29	+316.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CLF0.0100	$1.51 PGK6.88	+159.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 CLF0.0200	$1.31 PGK5.96	+107.0%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 21.1% more for transportation

	Chile	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 CLF0.1300	$3.78 PGK17.18	-28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.69 CLF0.8400	$22.22 PGK101.06	-34.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,188.18 CLF404.6400	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+208.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.06 CLF0.2800	$23.34 PGK106.12	+110.9%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Chile	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 CLF0.5500	$91.68 PGK416.89	+316.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.09 CLF11.4000	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+251.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.67 CLF8.7400	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+58.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.73 CLF2.0400	$89.65 PGK407.67	+9.7%
Average			+116.7%

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pay 41.8% more for childcare

	Chile	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.45 CLF8.3100	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+153.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,782.11 CLF194.5200	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-20.6%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.30 CLF0.0800	$3.00 PGK13.64	-9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 CLF0.0700	$2.47 PGK11.24	-16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.04 CLF0.1300	$6.45 PGK29.31	+28.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.36 CLF1.0100	$61.49 PGK279.61	+52.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.58 CLF0.1600	$8.89 PGK40.43	+35.2%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 41.9% more for clothing

	Chile	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.61 CLF1.0900	$32.73 PGK148.82	-25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.77 CLF0.6900	$31.67 PGK144.02	+14.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.99 CLF1.5500	$136.12 PGK619.02	+119.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.04 CLF1.9000	$163.90 PGK745.35	+115.6%
Average			+41.9%

Chile vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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