Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.4 times more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 78.7% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
$120.47
|
$9.83
PGK38.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
$65.47
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$14.25
|
$1.01
PGK3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
$12.94
|
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Namibia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.72
|
$1.49
PGK5.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
$55.69
|
$2.66
PGK10.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
$82.12
|
$7.38
PGK28.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
$39.92
|
$3.92
PGK15.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
$40.21
|
$3.18
PGK12.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
$16.79
|
$1.44
PGK5.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
$12.72
|
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
$12.07
|
$2.01
PGK7.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
$12.35
|
$1.29
PGK4.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
$8.33
|
$1.20
PGK4.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$6.34
|
$1.24
PGK4.80
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
$83.24
|
$4.51
PGK17.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.42
|
$38.24
PGK147.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
$209,505.20
|
$45,390.07
PGK175,639.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
$133.04
|
$19.29
PGK74.65
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Namibia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
$1,068.37
|
$378.25
PGK1,463.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
$7,099.90
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,342.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
$5,704.53
|
$459.57
PGK1,778.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
$1,075.61
|
$107.32
PGK415.30
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
$2,290.94
|
$596.93
PGK2,309.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
$60,613.35
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,563.92
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
$24.88
|
$3.12
PGK12.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
$27.37
|
$3.32
PGK12.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
$47.66
|
$7.09
PGK27.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
$750.29
|
$52.20
PGK201.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
$89.04
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
$772.55
|
$36.88
PGK142.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
$494.83
|
$39.72
PGK153.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
$1,977.21
|
$67.38
PGK260.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
$1,194.82
|
$95.04
PGK367.74
|
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