Cost of living comparison

Mauritius

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 61.7% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 90.3% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 11.4% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 3.9% more in Papua New Guinea

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Mauritius. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

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Papua New Guinea vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.7% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.25 MUR247.74	$7.78 PGK35.37	+48.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MUR312.79	$5.56 PGK25.27	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MUR50.99	$0.75 PGK3.41	-30.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MUR27.70	$0.67 PGK3.03	+13.7%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 90.3% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 MUR31.17	$1.52 PGK6.91	+130.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 MUR175.63	$4.32 PGK19.64	+16.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 MUR265.22	$7.10 PGK32.28	+26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 MUR110.44	$3.69 PGK16.78	+57.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 MUR126.31	$2.58 PGK11.75	-3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 MUR50.56	$1.95 PGK8.88	+82.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 MUR47.98	$1.44 PGK6.57	+42.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 MUR36.96	$3.29 PGK14.97	+320.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 MUR65.61	$2.92 PGK13.29	+110.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.99	$1.51 PGK6.88	+240.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.99	$1.31 PGK5.96	+194.8%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 11.4% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.30 MUR250.54	$3.78 PGK17.18	-28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.92 MUR1,743.87	$22.22 PGK101.06	-39.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,988.90 MUR1M	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+61.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.10 MUR1,327.33	$23.34 PGK106.12	-17.0%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Mauritius	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.62 MUR1,304.30	$91.68 PGK416.89	+232.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$525.47 MUR24,818.05	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+205.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.58 MUR16,794.14	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+56.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.75 MUR1,546.68	$89.65 PGK407.67	+173.8%
Average			+130.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Mauritius	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.23 MUR6,056.49	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+557.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,069.69 MUR334K	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-12.6%
Average			+139.6%

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pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 MUR119.58	$3.00 PGK13.64	+18.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 MUR128.69	$2.47 PGK11.24	-9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.37 MUR300.89	$6.45 PGK29.31	+1.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.08 MUR1,562.23	$61.49 PGK279.61	+85.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 MUR282.34	$8.89 PGK40.43	+48.7%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 3.9% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.05 MUR2,741.51	$32.73 PGK148.82	-43.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.34 MUR2,424.81	$31.67 PGK144.02	-38.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.50 MUR4,652.17	$136.12 PGK619.02	+38.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.59 MUR3,192.48	$163.90 PGK745.35	+142.5%
Average			+3.9%

Mauritius vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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