Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 55.2% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
|
pay 60.1% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
|
pay 50.6% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
|
pay 75.7% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
|
pay 58.1% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
|
pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
|
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