Cost of Living Comparison

PGK

COMPARED TO

USD

Ecuador is 32.3% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.

If you lived in Ecuador instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

pay 43.4% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Ecuador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.42 PGK37.49	$3.00	-73.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.42 PGK21.09	$5.48	-14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 PGK3.98	$0.69	-43.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 PGK3.00	$0.53	-42.0%
Average			-43.4%

Papua New Guinea vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.9% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Ecuador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.64 PGK5.38	$1.39	-15.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 PGK12.63	$1.95	-49.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 PGK18.98	$3.82	-33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 PGK10.86	$1.51	-54.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 PGK9.61	$2.12	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 PGK4.16	$0.78	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 PGK3.18	$0.46	-52.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 PGK4.88	$0.48	-67.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 PGK3.08	$0.49	-47.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 PGK2.61	$0.40	-49.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 PGK3.48	$0.45	-57.8%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 29.5% less for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Ecuador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.84 PGK12.60	$2.23	-41.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.28 PGK46.87	$16.99	+19.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,261.24 PGK112,480.31	$27,687.50	-19.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.39 PGK168.72	$12.34	-76.0%
Average			-29.5%

Papua New Guinea vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation

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pay 78.1% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Ecuador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$599.57 PGK1,968.41	$40.36	-93.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,712.35 PGK8,904.69	$378.97	-86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.95 PGK2,655.79	$262.59	-67.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.06 PGK295.67	$31.10	-65.5%
Average			-78.1%

Papua New Guinea vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing

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pay 15.1% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Ecuador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$249.03 PGK817.57	$214.20	-14.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,209.85 PGK20,387.06	$5,207.59	-16.1%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Ecuador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.57 PGK8.44	$1.73	-32.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 PGK9.75	$1.97	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.71 PGK22.03	$5.11	-23.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$96.36 PGK316.35	$38.69	-59.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.42 PGK37.49	$6.05	-47.1%
Average			-39.4%

Papua New Guinea vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.1% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Ecuador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.55 PGK119.98	$51.55	+41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.26 PGK99.36	$41.07	+35.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.67 PGK199.18	$89.80	+48.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.36 PGK316.35	$69.13	-28.3%
Average			+24.1%

Papua New Guinea vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing

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