Cost of living comparison
Australia is 47.6% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Australia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 69.6% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK36.93
|
$15.31
A$23.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$8.98
A$13.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.80
|
$2.45
A$3.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$2.05
A$3.15
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.60
|
$2.00
A$3.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK9.99
|
$4.24
A$6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK27.73
|
$5.00
A$7.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.75
|
$3.52
A$5.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK11.95
|
$3.56
A$5.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.40
|
$1.44
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.54
|
$1.31
A$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.84
|
$2.10
A$3.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.50
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.66
|
$0.83
A$1.27
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK16.95
|
$4.95
A$7.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK143.70
|
$81.92
A$125.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK170,580.92
|
$22,079.60
A$33,885.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK72.50
|
$15.28
A$23.44
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,421.51
|
$55.83
A$85.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,102.59
|
$1,119.19
A$1,717.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,727.13
|
$889.00
A$1,364.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK403.34
|
$120.53
A$184.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,243.32
|
$1,373.48
A$2,107.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,058.09
|
$11,458.00
A$17,584.59
|
|
pay 72.4% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.73
|
$5.72
A$8.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.47
|
$3.30
A$5.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.65
|
$24.53
A$37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK196.17
|
$46.71
A$71.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$12.25
A$18.80
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK138.60
|
$71.47
A$109.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK149.26
|
$41.82
A$64.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK253.21
|
$101.71
A$156.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK357.15
|
$106.56
A$163.54
|
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