Cost of living comparison

Djibouti

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 2.1% cheaper than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 8.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 33.1% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 22.8% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 32.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 41.6% more in Papua New Guinea

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

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Papua New Guinea vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.7% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.83 DJF1,753	$7.78 PGK35.37	-20.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.45 DJF2,755	$5.56 PGK25.27	-64.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 DJF338	$0.75 PGK3.41	-60.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 DJF301	$0.67 PGK3.03	-60.4%
Average			-47.7%

Djibouti vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.6% more for groceries

	Djibouti	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$9.27 DJF1,653	$1.52 PGK6.91	-83.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF852	$4.32 PGK19.64	-9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 DJF1,896	$7.10 PGK32.28	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.69 DJF1,015	$3.69 PGK16.78	-35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,470	$2.58 PGK11.75	-68.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF303	$1.95 PGK8.88	+15.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.44 PGK6.57	+161.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 DJF210	$3.29 PGK14.97	+179.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 DJF131	$2.92 PGK13.29	+299.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF129	$1.51 PGK6.88	+109.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 DJF133	$1.31 PGK5.96	+75.3%
Average			+8.6%

Djibouti vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.1% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.56 DJF1,526	$3.78 PGK17.18	-55.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.53 DJF7,584	$22.22 PGK101.06	-47.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,798.22 DJF6M	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+48.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.75 DJF8,516	$23.34 PGK106.12	-51.1%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 22.8% more for housing

	Djibouti	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.99 DJF10,520	$91.68 PGK416.89	+55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$674.13 DJF120K	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+137.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.51 DJF85,158	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+16.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.35 DJF71,041	$89.65 PGK407.67	-77.5%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 32.9% more for childcare

	Djibouti	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.22 DJF59,783	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+151.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,794.47 DJF2M	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-29.8%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.02 DJF1,252	$3.00 PGK13.64	-57.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 DJF601	$2.47 PGK11.24	-26.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 DJF351	$6.45 PGK29.31	+227.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.14 DJF15,362	$61.49 PGK279.61	-28.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.64 DJF2,254	$8.89 PGK40.43	-29.7%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 41.6% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.13 DJF7,514	$32.73 PGK148.82	-22.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.66 DJF3,507	$31.67 PGK144.02	+61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.59 DJF22,041	$136.12 PGK619.02	+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.18 DJF10,019	$163.90 PGK745.35	+191.8%
Average			+41.6%

Djibouti vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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