Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.6 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,894
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA688
|
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA774
|
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,055
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,467
|
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,404
|
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,638
|
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,240
|
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
|
pay 84.2% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,105
|
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,642
|
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,156
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,945
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,209
|
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,876
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,262
|
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA722,091
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,126
|
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,032
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,473
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,859
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,734
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,420
|
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
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