Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 34.1% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 30.4% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
$4.96
R$25.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$6.29
R$32.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
$1.02
R$5.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.63
R$3.26
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
$1.39
R$7.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
$4.04
R$21.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
$3.80
R$19.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
$1.92
R$9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
$1.81
R$9.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
$0.74
R$3.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.49
R$2.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
$0.44
R$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
$0.70
R$3.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
$0.47
R$2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
$0.45
R$2.35
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
$4.69
R$24.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
$43.51
R$226.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
$19,854.65
R$103,305.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
$7.69
R$40.03
|
|
pay 71.9% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
$19.91
R$103.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
$281.83
R$1,466.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
$182.14
R$947.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
$58.55
R$304.64
|
|
pay 14.9% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
$251.18
R$1,306.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
$5,814.17
R$30,251.73
|
|
pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
$1.62
R$8.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
$1.57
R$8.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
$2.32
R$12.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
$23.14
R$120.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$5.80
R$30.16
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
$43.10
R$224.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
$40.84
R$212.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
$70.61
R$367.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
$54.94
R$285.86
|
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