Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.3 times more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 2.3% more for restaurants
Dominica
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
|
pay 85.4% more for transportation
Dominica
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Dominica
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
|
pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
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