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Papua New Guinea vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 0.0% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 4.0% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 25.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 60.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 30.0% less in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing, restaurants, and groceries in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Papua New Guinea. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.8% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$17.87 PGK75.83	+126.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$5.92 PGK25.13	-7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.80 PGK3.41	-42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.70 PGK2.99	-36.7%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.55 PGK6.59	-29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$3.60 PGK15.29	-71.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$7.76 PGK32.93	-33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$4.00 PGK16.99	+13.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$3.63 PGK15.41	-25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.99 PGK8.44	+27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.32 PGK5.61	+21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$2.73 PGK11.60	+68.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.62 PGK6.89	+17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.58 PGK6.71	+43.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$1.18 PGK5.01	+11.5%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 25.0% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$4.22 PGK17.89	-64.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$23.69 PGK100.53	-64.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	-41.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$24.88 PGK105.56	+71.2%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Hong Kong	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$165.84 PGK703.70	+647.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	+12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	-55.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$80.08 PGK339.79	-54.9%
Average			+137.5%

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pay 60.7% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	-39.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	-82.2%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$2.98 PGK12.63	-54.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$2.56 PGK10.85	-51.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$6.96 PGK29.52	-46.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$73.52 PGK311.97	-7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$10.30 PGK43.71	-19.9%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 30.0% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$31.15 PGK132.20	-57.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$36.48 PGK154.81	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$76.40 PGK324.21	-16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$97.73 PGK414.68	-31.6%
Average			-30.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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