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Papua New Guinea vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 63.4% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire overall.

Restaurants: pay 82.8% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 68.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 13.4% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 67.0% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 32.9% 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 Cote d'Ivoire. Expenses including clothing and transportation 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. Cote d'Ivoire Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

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pay 82.8% more for restaurants

	Cote d'Ivoire	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.58 F CFA1,999	$17.87 PGK76.12	+399.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.18 F CFA6,248	$5.92 PGK25.23	-47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 F CFA472	$0.80 PGK3.42	-5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 F CFA470	$0.70 PGK3.00	-16.2%
Average			+82.8%

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pay 68.4% more for groceries

	Cote d'Ivoire	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 F CFA292	$1.55 PGK6.62	+197.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.63 F CFA6,498	$3.60 PGK15.35	-69.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.04 F CFA5,055	$7.76 PGK33.06	-14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 F CFA1,263	$4.00 PGK17.05	+77.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 F CFA2,214	$3.63 PGK15.46	-8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 F CFA1,015	$1.99 PGK8.47	+9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 F CFA288	$1.32 PGK5.63	+156.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 F CFA569	$2.73 PGK11.64	+168.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 F CFA513	$1.62 PGK6.92	+76.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 F CFA425	$1.58 PGK6.73	+108.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 F CFA442	$1.18 PGK5.03	+49.3%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 13.4% less for transportation

	Cote d'Ivoire	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 F CFA3,311	$4.22 PGK17.96	-28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 F CFA27,491	$23.69 PGK100.90	-51.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,855.61 F CFA17,244,573	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	-27.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.10 F CFA8,997	$24.88 PGK105.95	+54.5%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.08 F CFA24,076	$165.84 PGK706.33	+285.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$593.76 F CFA331,840	$2,652.44 PGK11,297.25	+346.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.16 F CFA207,435	$758.54 PGK3,230.79	+104.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.37 F CFA86,275	$80.08 PGK341.06	-48.1%
Average			+172.0%

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pay 67.0% more for childcare

	Cote d'Ivoire	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$295.14 F CFA164,948	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	+114.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,311.61 F CFA1,850,793	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	+19.8%
Average			+67.0%

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pay 99.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cote d'Ivoire	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA600	$2.98 PGK12.67	+177.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 F CFA1,125	$2.56 PGK10.89	+27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,000	$6.96 PGK29.63	+289.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.64 F CFA45,070	$73.52 PGK313.14	-8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA4,998	$10.30 PGK43.87	+15.2%
Average			+99.9%

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pay 32.9% less for clothing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.47 F CFA46,652	$31.15 PGK132.69	-62.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,658	$36.48 PGK155.39	-23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 F CFA49,984	$76.40 PGK325.42	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.31 F CFA78,975	$97.73 PGK416.23	-30.8%
Average			-32.9%

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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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