Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 12.8% more expensive than New Zealand.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.39
|
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.87
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
New Zealand
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.53
|
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.57
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
New Zealand
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.20
|
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$118.99
|
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,582.26
|
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.50
|
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
New Zealand
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$89.05
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,448.34
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,214.37
|
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$166.33
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,057.28
|
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,831.47
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.89
|
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$39.17
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$68.11
|
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.82
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$110.65
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.92
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$164.99
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$187.94
|
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
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