Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 85.2% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 17.8% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
$9.83
PGK38.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$1.01
PGK3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
$1.49
PGK5.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
$2.66
PGK10.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
$7.38
PGK28.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
$3.92
PGK15.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF832
|
$3.18
PGK12.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF321
|
$1.44
PGK5.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$2.01
PGK7.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.29
PGK4.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$1.20
PGK4.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$1.24
PGK4.80
|
|
pay 39.6% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF903
|
$4.51
PGK17.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
$38.24
PGK147.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
$45,390.07
PGK175,639.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
$19.29
PGK74.65
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Djibouti
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
$378.25
PGK1,463.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,342.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
$459.57
PGK1,778.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
$107.32
PGK415.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
$596.93
PGK2,309.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,563.92
|
|
pay 72.4% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
$3.12
PGK12.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF341
|
$3.32
PGK12.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$7.09
PGK27.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
$52.20
PGK201.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
|
pay 50.3% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
$36.88
PGK142.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
$39.72
PGK153.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
$67.38
PGK260.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
$95.04
PGK367.74
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Papua New Guinea or Djibouti. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.