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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 0.7% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.3% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 11.1% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 37.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 27.5% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 34.9% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 65.1% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 8.3% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK76.12	$3.58 F CFA1,999	-80.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.23	$11.18 F CFA6,248	+88.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.42	$0.84 F CFA472	+5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK3.00	$0.84 F CFA470	+19.3%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 11.1% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.62	$0.52 F CFA292	-66.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.35	$11.63 F CFA6,498	+222.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK33.06	$9.04 F CFA5,055	+16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK17.05	$2.26 F CFA1,263	-43.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.46	$3.96 F CFA2,214	+9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.47	$1.82 F CFA1,015	-8.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.63	$0.52 F CFA288	-61.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.64	$1.02 F CFA569	-62.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.92	$0.92 F CFA513	-43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.73	$0.76 F CFA425	-51.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.03	$0.79 F CFA442	-33.0%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 37.6% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.96	$5.92 F CFA3,311	+40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.90	$49.19 F CFA27,491	+107.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	$30,855.61 F CFA17,244,573	+37.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.95	$16.10 F CFA8,997	-35.3%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 27.5% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK706.33	$43.08 F CFA24,076	-74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,297.25	$593.76 F CFA331,840	-77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,230.79	$371.16 F CFA207,435	-51.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK341.06	$154.37 F CFA86,275	+92.8%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 34.9% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	$295.14 F CFA164,948	-53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	$3,311.61 F CFA1,850,793	-16.5%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.67	$1.07 F CFA600	-63.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.89	$2.01 F CFA1,125	-21.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.63	$1.79 F CFA1,000	-74.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK313.14	$80.64 F CFA45,070	+9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.87	$8.94 F CFA4,998	-13.2%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 65.1% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.69	$83.47 F CFA46,652	+167.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK155.39	$47.70 F CFA26,658	+30.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK325.42	$89.44 F CFA49,984	+17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK416.23	$141.31 F CFA78,975	+44.6%
Average			+65.1%

Papua New Guinea vs. Cote d'Ivoire - 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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