Cost of living comparison

Honduras

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Honduras Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 37.0% more expensive than Honduras overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 57.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 13.7% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 55.1% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 90.3% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 18.9% more in Papua New Guinea

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

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Papua New Guinea vs. Honduras Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.8% less for restaurants

	Honduras	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.63 HNL205.22	$7.78 PGK35.37	+1.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 HNL226.39	$5.56 PGK25.27	-34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 HNL27.50	$0.75 PGK3.41	-26.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 HNL23.63	$0.67 PGK3.03	-24.1%
Average			-17.8%

Honduras vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.5% more for groceries

	Honduras	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 HNL63.49	$1.52 PGK6.91	-35.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.44 HNL119.37	$4.32 PGK19.64	-2.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 HNL145.50	$7.10 PGK32.28	+31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 HNL55.10	$3.69 PGK16.78	+80.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 HNL76.54	$2.58 PGK11.75	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 HNL43.27	$1.95 PGK8.88	+21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 HNL15.80	$1.44 PGK6.57	+145.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 HNL26.56	$3.29 PGK14.97	+233.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 HNL17.41	$2.92 PGK13.29	+351.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 HNL24.26	$1.51 PGK6.88	+67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 HNL24.00	$1.31 PGK5.96	+46.8%
Average			+57.5%

Honduras vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.7% more for transportation

	Honduras	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 HNL110.85	$3.78 PGK17.18	-8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.76 HNL961.35	$22.22 PGK101.06	-37.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,409.36 HNL576K	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+133.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.53 HNL498.20	$23.34 PGK106.12	+25.9%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 55.1% more for housing

	Honduras	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.26 HNL1,593.25	$91.68 PGK416.89	+54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$620.19 HNL16,674.00	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+158.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$479.00 HNL12,877.88	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+16.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.84 HNL2,791.72	$89.65 PGK407.67	-13.7%
Average			+55.1%

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pay 90.3% more for childcare

	Honduras	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$290.83 HNL7,818.90	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+189.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,943.05 HNL133K	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	+25.0%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Honduras	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 HNL49.11	$3.00 PGK13.64	+64.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 HNL80.04	$2.47 PGK11.24	-17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 HNL80.29	$6.45 PGK29.31	+115.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.04 HNL1,210.92	$61.49 PGK279.61	+36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 HNL151.73	$8.89 PGK40.43	+57.5%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 18.9% more for clothing

	Honduras	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.59 HNL1,494.58	$32.73 PGK148.82	-41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.60 HNL983.94	$31.67 PGK144.02	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.51 HNL1,976.29	$136.12 PGK619.02	+85.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.25 HNL2,076.89	$163.90 PGK745.35	+112.2%
Average			+18.9%

Honduras vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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