Cost of living comparison
Canada is 41.9% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Canada instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 57.1% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.66
|
$16.50
CA$22.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.78
|
$9.99
CA$13.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.72
|
$2.03
CA$2.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.32
|
$1.66
CA$2.24
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.72
|
$2.50
CA$3.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.58
|
$5.43
CA$7.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.65
|
$7.95
CA$10.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK15.07
|
$3.36
CA$4.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.77
|
$5.29
CA$7.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.12
|
$1.84
CA$2.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK4.00
|
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.15
|
$1.57
CA$2.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.17
|
$1.79
CA$2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.47
|
$1.18
CA$1.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK5.01
|
$1.18
CA$1.59
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK16.25
|
$4.40
CA$5.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK137.79
|
$68.18
CA$92.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK163,566.15
|
$25,034.05
CA$33,789.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK69.52
|
$16.78
CA$22.65
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,363.05
|
$62.83
CA$84.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK11,115.89
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,687.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,656.11
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,546.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK466.44
|
$119.78
CA$161.68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,151.07
|
$744.16
CA$1,004.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,378.90
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,491.88
|
|
pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.27
|
$5.30
CA$7.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.37
|
$3.57
CA$4.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK28.11
|
$12.99
CA$17.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK196.79
|
$43.10
CA$58.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.67
|
$11.26
CA$15.20
|
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pay 34.0% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK132.90
|
$55.23
CA$74.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK143.12
|
$39.78
CA$53.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK242.79
|
$86.57
CA$116.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK342.47
|
$103.81
CA$140.11
|
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