Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 23.6% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.6% less in Ecuador
- Groceries
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pay 38.6% less in Ecuador
- Transportation
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pay 12.6% less in Ecuador
- Housing
-
pay 70.5% less in Ecuador
- Childcare
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pay 23.6% less in Ecuador
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 11.3% less in Ecuador
- Clothing
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pay 16.2% more in Ecuador
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ecuador.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK51.79
|
$3.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK31.08
|
$6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.33
|
$0.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.73
|
$0.62
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.22
|
$1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK9.19
|
$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK29.34
|
$4.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK15.41
|
$2.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.70
|
$2.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.51
|
$0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK5.00
|
$0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.29
|
$0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.46
|
$0.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.58
|
$0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.72
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.94
|
$2.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK69.81
|
$24.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK108,250.93
|
$23,111.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK92.19
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 70.5% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,294.87
|
$30.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,814.06
|
$344.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,548.30
|
$278.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK326.76
|
$37.19
|
|
pay 23.6% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,067.47
|
$227.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,818.74
|
$4,800.83
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.36
|
$2.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.67
|
$2.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK31.28
|
$5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK189.05
|
$32.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK36.26
|
$6.55
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK164.19
|
$53.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK186.46
|
$46.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK269.33
|
$93.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK411.77
|
$77.58
|
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