Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.2 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 51.6% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
pay 67.5% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
|
pay 27.8% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
pay 4.9% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
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