Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 23.3% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Israel, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.13
|
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪54.76
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.51
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.85
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 26.2% more for groceries
Israel
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.40
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.54
|
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.46
|
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.74
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.41
|
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.09
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.45
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.91
|
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.11
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.26
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.29
|
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Israel
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.82
|
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪202.88
|
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪142,225.88
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.56
|
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Israel
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪98.56
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,681.02
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,181.59
|
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪643.39
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
Israel
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,225.93
|
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,233.31
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
|
pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.05
|
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.45
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.40
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪242.96
|
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.06
|
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Israel
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪327.49
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪213.66
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪425.36
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪483.91
|
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
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