Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 36.9% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 10.6% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 53.2% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 45.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 55.4% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.9% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Papua New Guinea

Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Papua New Guinea.

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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 16.6% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$64.98	$7.78 PGK35.36	-6.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$49.99	$5.56 PGK25.25	-12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.23	$0.75 PGK3.41	-42.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.59	$0.67 PGK3.03	-39.1%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 10.6% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.58	$1.52 PGK6.91	-35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.20	$4.32 PGK19.63	-65.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.89	$7.10 PGK32.26	-35.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.19	$3.69 PGK16.78	+6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.05	$2.58 PGK11.74	-34.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.69	$1.95 PGK8.88	+4.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.78	$1.44 PGK6.57	+15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.41	$3.29 PGK14.97	+57.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.11	$2.92 PGK13.29	+62.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.25	$1.51 PGK6.87	+5.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$1.31 PGK5.96	-9.1%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 53.2% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.69	$3.78 PGK17.17	-75.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$699.80	$22.22 PGK101.02	-75.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$112.97	$23.34 PGK106.07	+62.1%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 45.8% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.85	$91.68 PGK416.69	+326.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,318.98	$1,603.86 PGK7,289.93	-27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,259.46	$555.61 PGK2,525.38	-67.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,495.38	$89.65 PGK407.48	-53.0%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 55.4% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,195.28	$842.47 PGK3,829.23	-28.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	$6,176.41 PGK28,073.34	-72.3%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$59.98	$3.00 PGK13.64	-60.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.55	$2.47 PGK11.24	-50.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$104.97	$6.45 PGK29.29	-51.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$730.22	$61.49 PGK279.48	-33.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.47	$8.89 PGK40.41	-35.1%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.62	$32.73 PGK148.74	-51.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.53	$31.67 PGK143.95	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$631.90	$136.12 PGK618.72	+69.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$940.36	$163.90 PGK744.99	+36.8%
Average			-3.7%

Hong Kong vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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