Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Alaska, USA

Alaska vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Alaska is 53.7% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Alaska
Groceries: pay 20.9% more in Alaska
Transportation: pay 2.8% more in Alaska
Housing: pay 70.7% more in Alaska
Childcare: pay 67.4% more in Alaska
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.6% more in Alaska
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Alaska

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

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Alaska vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Alaska
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$29.25	+276.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	$14.16	+154.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$2.92	+289.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$2.24	+236.1%
Average			+225.6%

Papua New Guinea vs. Alaska - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.9% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Alaska
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$4.90	+222.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	$8.48	+96.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$4.83	-32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$4.61	+25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$5.88	+127.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$3.21	+64.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$1.07	-25.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	$2.08	-36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$2.34	-20.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$1.45	-4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$1.46	+11.4%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 2.8% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Alaska
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	$4.45	+17.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	$42.50	+91.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$28,620.00	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	$18.16	-22.2%
Average			+2.8%

Papua New Guinea vs. Alaska - Cost of transportation

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pay 70.7% more for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Alaska
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	$132.76	+44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$1,570.72	-2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$1,400.57	+152.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$251.98	+181.1%
Average			+70.7%

Papua New Guinea vs. Alaska - Cost of housing

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pay 67.4% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Alaska
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	$1,408.43	+67.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	$10,350.00	+67.6%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 89.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Alaska
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$6.81	+127.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$5.85	+136.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	$13.51	+109.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	$106.40	+73.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	$12.88	+44.8%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Alaska
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$58.47	+78.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	$44.50	+40.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$101.25	-25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	$122.33	-25.4%
Average			+8.7%

Papua New Guinea vs. Alaska - Cost of clothing

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