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Canada vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 41.6% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 88.1% more in Canada
Groceries: pay 2.0% more in Canada
Transportation: pay 38.5% more in Canada
Housing: pay 8.1% less in Canada
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.6% more in Canada
Clothing: pay 25.8% more in Canada

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

Canada vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.1% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK76.59	$16.68 CA$23.33	-6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.38	$10.26 CA$14.35	+73.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.44	$2.01 CA$2.81	+149.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK3.02	$1.66 CA$2.32	+135.9%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 2.0% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.66	$2.50 CA$3.50	+60.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.44	$5.32 CA$7.45	+47.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK33.26	$8.12 CA$11.36	+4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK17.16	$3.44 CA$4.81	-14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.56	$5.30 CA$7.41	+46.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.52	$1.78 CA$2.49	-10.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.66	$0.66 CA$0.93	-50.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.72	$1.62 CA$2.27	-40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.96	$1.77 CA$2.47	+8.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.78	$1.15 CA$1.61	-27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.06	$1.14 CA$1.60	-3.1%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 38.5% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK18.07	$4.22 CA$5.91	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK101.54	$65.98 CA$92.29	+178.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	$24,583.45 CA$34,386.10	+9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK106.61	$16.38 CA$22.91	-34.2%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 8.1% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK710.76	$61.20 CA$85.60	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,368.07	$1,228.04 CA$1,717.72	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,251.04	$1,109.76 CA$1,552.28	+46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK343.20	$110.65 CA$154.78	+38.2%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	$720.23 CA$1,007.42	+14.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	$12,062.51 CA$16,872.44	+204.0%
Average			+109.0%

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pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.75	$5.23 CA$7.32	+75.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.96	$3.65 CA$5.10	+42.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.82	$13.37 CA$18.70	+92.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK315.10	$43.26 CA$60.51	-41.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK44.14	$11.18 CA$15.64	+8.6%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 25.8% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK133.52	$53.62 CA$75.01	+72.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK156.37	$41.27 CA$57.72	+13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK327.46	$86.13 CA$120.47	+12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK418.84	$103.00 CA$144.07	+5.4%
Average			+25.8%

Papua New Guinea vs. Canada - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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