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Papua New Guinea vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 94.0% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 58.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 1.0% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 63.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 43.7% more in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.9% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$17.87 PGK76.12	+207.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$5.92 PGK25.23	-15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$0.80 PGK3.42	+14.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.70 PGK3.00	+28.3%
Average			+58.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$1.55 PGK6.62	+184.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$3.60 PGK15.35	-35.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$7.76 PGK33.06	+131.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$4.00 PGK17.05	+143.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$3.63 PGK15.46	+24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$1.99 PGK8.47	+41.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$1.32 PGK5.63	+178.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$2.73 PGK11.64	+207.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$1.62 PGK6.92	+256.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$1.58 PGK6.73	+222.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$1.18 PGK5.03	+133.2%
Average			+135.1%

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pay 1.0% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$4.22 PGK17.96	-21.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$23.69 PGK100.90	-23.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	+3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$24.88 PGK105.95	+46.1%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$165.84 PGK706.33	+316.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$2,652.44 PGK11,297.25	+456.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$758.54 PGK3,230.79	+267.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$80.08 PGK341.06	+173.1%
Average			+303.2%

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pay 63.6% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	+181.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	-54.8%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 52.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$2.98 PGK12.67	+28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$2.56 PGK10.89	+7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$6.96 PGK29.63	+124.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$73.52 PGK313.14	+62.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$10.30 PGK43.87	+40.1%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 43.7% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$31.15 PGK132.69	+58.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$36.48 PGK155.39	+46.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$76.40 PGK325.42	+12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$97.73 PGK416.23	+56.9%
Average			+43.7%

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