Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 18.6% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Papua New Guinea
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£13.80
|
$9.83
PGK36.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.36
|
$1.01
PGK3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.45
|
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.37
|
$1.49
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.30
|
$2.66
PGK9.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.14
|
$7.38
PGK27.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.06
|
$3.92
PGK14.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.02
|
$3.18
PGK11.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.77
|
$1.44
PGK5.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.72
|
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.77
|
$2.01
PGK7.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$1.29
PGK4.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.61
|
$1.20
PGK4.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.64
|
$1.24
PGK4.66
|
|
pay 52.0% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.15
|
$4.51
PGK16.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£9.86
|
$38.24
PGK143.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,491.11
|
$45,390.07
PGK170,580.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.62
|
$19.29
PGK72.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£40.99
|
$378.25
PGK1,421.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,405.53
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,102.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,230.97
|
$459.57
PGK1,727.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£67.27
|
$107.32
PGK403.34
|
|
pay 47.1% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£711.91
|
$596.93
PGK2,243.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,200.01
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,058.09
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.20
|
$3.12
PGK11.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.27
|
$3.32
PGK12.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.35
|
$7.09
PGK26.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£53.64
|
$52.20
PGK196.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.38
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£97.03
|
$36.88
PGK138.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.34
|
$39.72
PGK149.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£99.94
|
$67.38
PGK253.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£73.93
|
$95.04
PGK357.15
|
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