Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 5.4 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Libya, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Libya
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
pay 44.8% more for clothing
Libya
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
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