Cost of living comparison

Jersey

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Jersey Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 42.0% cheaper than Jersey overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 8.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 29.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 45.5% less in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 59.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 40.6% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Jersey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.0% less for restaurants

	Jersey	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$39.64 £29.74	$7.78 PGK35.37	-80.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.93	$5.56 PGK25.27	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.28 £2.46	$0.75 PGK3.41	-77.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 £1.86	$0.67 PGK3.03	-73.1%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 8.7% less for groceries

	Jersey	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 £2.06	$1.52 PGK6.91	-44.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 £2.70	$4.32 PGK19.64	+19.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.51 £6.38	$7.10 PGK32.28	-16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.26 £4.70	$3.69 PGK16.78	-41.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.39 £4.05	$2.58 PGK11.75	-52.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 £1.43	$1.95 PGK8.88	+2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.18	$1.44 PGK6.57	-8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 £1.40	$3.29 PGK14.97	+76.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 £1.52	$2.92 PGK13.29	+44.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 £1.08	$1.51 PGK6.88	+4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$1.31 PGK5.96	-6.5%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 29.7% less for transportation

	Jersey	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.81 £5.86	$3.78 PGK17.18	-51.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.71 £51.56	$22.22 PGK101.06	-67.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,428.74 £19,829.48	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+89.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.93 £18.70	$23.34 PGK106.12	-6.4%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 45.5% less for housing

	Jersey	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.68 £54.53	$91.68 PGK416.89	+26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.45 £1,379.39	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	-12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,568.11 £1,176.55	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	-64.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$243.20 £182.47	$89.65 PGK407.67	-63.1%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 59.8% less for childcare

	Jersey	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,708.95 £2,032.52	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	-68.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,892.93 £8,923.27	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-48.1%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Jersey	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.93 £5.95	$3.00 PGK13.64	-62.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.83 £3.63	$2.47 PGK11.24	-48.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.82 £14.87	$6.45 PGK29.31	-67.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.98 £57.01	$61.49 PGK279.61	-19.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.82 £14.87	$8.89 PGK40.43	-55.2%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 40.6% less for clothing

	Jersey	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.51 £77.67	$32.73 PGK148.82	-68.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.68 £54.53	$31.67 PGK144.02	-56.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.93 £89.23	$136.12 PGK619.02	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$207.03 £155.33	$163.90 PGK745.35	-20.8%
Average			-40.6%

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