Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 76.1% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 18.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 15.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 18.1 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.9% more in Papua New Guinea

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

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Papua New Guinea vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.8% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$7.78 PGK35.36	-8.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$5.56 PGK25.25	-34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$0.75 PGK3.41	-12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$0.67 PGK3.03	+56.2%
Average			-14.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.5% more for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.52 PGK6.91
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$4.32 PGK19.63	+28.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$7.10 PGK32.26	-31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$3.69 PGK16.78	-1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$2.58 PGK11.74	-4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$1.95 PGK8.88	+80.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$1.44 PGK6.57	+86.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$3.29 PGK14.97
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.92 PGK13.29
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.51 PGK6.87
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.31 PGK5.96
Average			+18.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.9% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.78 PGK17.17
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$22.22 PGK101.02	-15.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+51.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.34 PGK106.07
Average			+15.9%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$91.68 PGK416.69
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,603.86 PGK7,289.93
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$555.61 PGK2,525.38	+148.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$89.65 PGK407.48
Average			+148.1%

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pay 18.1 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$842.47 PGK3,829.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$6,176.41 PGK28,073.34	+1709.1%
Average			+1709.1%

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pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$3.00 PGK13.64	+75.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$2.47 PGK11.24	-47.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$6.45 PGK29.29	+42.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$61.49 PGK279.48	+80.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$8.89 PGK40.41	+65.0%
Average			+33.9%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$32.73 PGK148.74
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$31.67 PGK143.95
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$136.12 PGK618.72
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$163.90 PGK744.99

Equatorial Guinea vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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