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Papua New Guinea vs. Ohio Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 5.6% cheaper than Ohio.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 19.3% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 5.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 61.8% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 62.1% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 10.7% less in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing and groceries in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Ohio. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Ohio Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.0% less for restaurants

	Ohio	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.10	$17.87 PGK75.83	+11.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89	$5.92 PGK25.13	-40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.35	$0.80 PGK3.41	-65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.82	$0.70 PGK2.99	-61.3%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

	Ohio	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71	$1.55 PGK6.59	-42.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.70	$3.60 PGK15.29	-36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03	$7.76 PGK32.93	+156.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30	$4.00 PGK16.99	+21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07	$3.63 PGK15.41	-28.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12	$1.99 PGK8.44	-6.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64	$1.32 PGK5.61	+106.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.93	$2.73 PGK11.60	+41.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93	$1.62 PGK6.89	-15.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22	$1.58 PGK6.71	+29.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.35	$1.18 PGK5.01	-12.3%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 5.0% less for transportation

	Ohio	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.14	$4.22 PGK17.89	+34.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.95	$23.69 PGK100.53	-70.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,984.12	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.53	$24.88 PGK105.56	+50.4%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 61.8% more for housing

	Ohio	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.53	$165.84 PGK703.70	+161.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,058.41	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	+150.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$885.14	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	-14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.07	$80.08 PGK339.79	-50.3%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 62.1% less for childcare

	Ohio	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,153.40	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	-45.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,995.51	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	-79.1%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ohio	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.85	$2.98 PGK12.63	-38.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.59	$2.56 PGK10.85	-44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.50	$6.96 PGK29.52	-26.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.56	$73.52 PGK311.97	+101.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.49	$10.30 PGK43.71	-10.4%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Ohio	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.57	$31.15 PGK132.20	-34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.56	$36.48 PGK154.81	-10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.25	$76.40 PGK324.21	-3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.65	$97.73 PGK414.68	+5.5%
Average			-10.7%

Ohio vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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