Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.3 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 11.3% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,961
|
$9.83
PGK38.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,810
|
$1.01
PGK3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,311
|
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
|
pay 37.7% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
$1.49
PGK5.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,146
|
$2.66
PGK10.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,303
|
$7.38
PGK28.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
$3.92
PGK15.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,333
|
$3.18
PGK12.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,921
|
$1.44
PGK5.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,795
|
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$2.01
PGK7.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,948
|
$1.29
PGK4.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$1.20
PGK4.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$1.24
PGK4.80
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,525
|
$4.51
PGK17.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,884
|
$38.24
PGK147.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$45,390.07
PGK175,639.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,170
|
$19.29
PGK74.65
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
$378.25
PGK1,463.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,342.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
$459.57
PGK1,778.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
$107.32
PGK415.30
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
$596.93
PGK2,309.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,563.92
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,393
|
$3.12
PGK12.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,185
|
$3.32
PGK12.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
$7.09
PGK27.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,756
|
$52.20
PGK201.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,965
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
|
pay 60.4% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
$36.88
PGK142.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
$39.72
PGK153.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$67.38
PGK260.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$95.04
PGK367.74
|
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