Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 0.9% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 22.7% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
$9.42
₡4,718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
$1.73
₡865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$1.50
₡754
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
$1.87
₡938
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
$4.15
₡2,080
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
$6.45
₡3,233
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
$3.92
₡1,963
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
$1.85
₡926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.66
₡331
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
$1.26
₡630
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
$0.97
₡484
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
$0.92
₡463
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
$1.08
₡542
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
$5.58
₡2,798
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
$44.09
₡22,092
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
$13.39
₡6,708
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
$813.71
₡407,752
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
$522.16
₡261,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
|
pay 22.7% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
$366.72
₡183,762
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
|
pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
$2.88
₡1,444
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
$2.93
₡1,466
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
$55.95
₡28,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$7.18
₡3,597
|
|
pay 31.3% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
$77.50
₡38,835
|
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