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Central African Republic vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Central African Republic is 61.4% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Central African Republic
Groceries: pay 72.2% more in Central African Republic
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Central African Republic
Housing: pay 49.7% less in Central African Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% less in Central African Republic

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Central African Republic are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Central African Republic. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Central African Republic.

Central African Republic vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Central African Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK76.59	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.38	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.44	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK3.02	$1.78 FCFA1,007	+152.7%
Average			+152.7%

Papua New Guinea vs. Central African Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.2% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Central African Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.66	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+186.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.44	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK33.26	$20.22 FCFA11,438	+160.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK17.16	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.56	$4.04 FCFA2,284	+11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.52	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.66	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.72	$3.23 FCFA1,827	+18.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.96	$2.42 FCFA1,371	+49.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.78	$2.02 FCFA1,142	+27.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.06	$2.83 FCFA1,599	+139.3%
Average			+72.2%

Papua New Guinea vs. Central African Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Central African Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK18.07	$10.11 FCFA5,719	+139.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK101.54	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK106.61	??
Average			+139.8%

Papua New Guinea vs. Central African Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.7% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Central African Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK710.76	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,368.07	$1,335.44 FCFA755,392	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,251.04	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK343.20	??
Average			-49.7%

Papua New Guinea vs. Central African Republic - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Central African Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	??

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pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Central African Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.75	$3.56 FCFA2,014	+19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.96	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.82	$4.45 FCFA2,518	-36.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK315.10	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK44.14	??
Average			-8.2%

Papua New Guinea vs. Central African Republic - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Central African Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK133.52	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK156.37	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK327.46	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK418.84	??

Papua New Guinea vs. Central African Republic - 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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