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Papua New Guinea vs. Comoros Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 29.1% more expensive than Comoros overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 0.5% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 24.3% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 93.8% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 10.6% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 29.0% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Comoros Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.9% more for restaurants

	Comoros	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.42 KMF2,711	$17.87 PGK75.83	+178.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.30 KMF3,504	$5.92 PGK25.13	-28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 KMF439	$0.80 PGK3.41	-22.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KMF283	$0.70 PGK2.99	+4.9%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 0.5% less for groceries

	Comoros	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 KMF250	$1.55 PGK6.59	+162.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 KMF1,696	$3.60 PGK15.29	-10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 KMF7,177	$7.76 PGK32.93	-54.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.23 KMF2,208	$4.00 PGK16.99	-23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.63 PGK15.41
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 KMF1,006	$1.99 PGK8.44	-16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.32 PGK5.61
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.73 PGK11.60
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 KMF823	$1.62 PGK6.89	-16.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.13 KMF899	$1.58 PGK6.71	-25.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 KMF617	$1.18 PGK5.01	-19.2%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 24.3% more for transportation

	Comoros	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.89 KMF5,019	$4.22 PGK17.89	-64.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.58 KMF14,171	$23.69 PGK100.53	-29.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.18 KMF8,389,009	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	+12.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.93 KMF3,770	$24.88 PGK105.56	+178.5%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 93.8% more for housing

	Comoros	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.92 KMF32,459	$165.84 PGK703.70	+115.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.19 KMF320,379	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	+249.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.71 KMF266,161	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	+20.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.32 KMF37,692	$80.08 PGK339.79	-10.3%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 10.6% less for childcare

	Comoros	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$415.80 KMF175,469	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	+51.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,673.45 KMF6,192,193	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	-73.0%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 92.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Comoros	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 KMF458	$2.98 PGK12.63	+173.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 KMF774	$2.56 PGK10.85	+39.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$6.96 PGK29.52
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.88 KMF15,140	$73.52 PGK311.97	+104.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.79 KMF2,864	$10.30 PGK43.71	+51.8%
Average			+92.5%

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pay 29.0% less for clothing

	Comoros	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.07 KMF26,616	$31.15 PGK132.20	-50.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.07 KMF26,616	$36.48 PGK154.81	-42.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.46 KMF48,303	$76.40 PGK324.21	-33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.77 KMF37,460	$97.73 PGK414.68	+10.1%
Average			-29.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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