Cost of living comparison
compared to
Equatorial Guinea vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary
Equatorial Guinea is 43.2% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.
Equatorial Guinea vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 17.4% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
PGK35.36
|
$8.54
FCFA4,999
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.56
PGK25.25
|
$8.54
FCFA4,999
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
PGK3.41
|
$0.85
FCFA500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
PGK3.03
|
$0.43
FCFA250
|
|
Papua New Guinea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants
pay 15.6% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
PGK6.91
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
PGK19.63
|
$3.37
FCFA1,973
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
PGK32.26
|
$10.34
FCFA6,056
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
PGK16.78
|
$3.76
FCFA2,200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
PGK11.74
|
$2.71
FCFA1,588
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
PGK8.88
|
$1.08
FCFA635
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK6.57
|
$0.77
FCFA454
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.29
PGK14.97
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
PGK13.29
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
PGK6.87
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
PGK5.96
|
?? | |
Papua New Guinea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries
pay 13.7% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
PGK17.17
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.22
PGK101.02
|
$26.40
FCFA15,461
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,004.77
PGK227K
|
$33,056.06
FCFA19M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.34
PGK106.07
|
?? | |
Papua New Guinea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation
pay 59.7% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.68
PGK416.69
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,603.86
PGK7,289.93
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.61
PGK2,525.38
|
$223.95
FCFA131K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.65
PGK407.48
|
?? | |
Papua New Guinea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing
pay 94.5% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$842.47
PGK3,829.23
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.41
PGK28,073.34
|
$341.40
FCFA200K
|
|
Papua New Guinea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of childcare
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
PGK13.64
|
$1.71
FCFA1,000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
PGK11.24
|
$4.69
FCFA2,749
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.45
PGK29.29
|
$4.52
FCFA2,648
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.49
PGK279.48
|
$34.14
FCFA19,996
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.89
PGK40.41
|
$5.39
FCFA3,156
|
|
Papua New Guinea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.73
PGK148.74
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
PGK143.95
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.12
PGK618.72
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.90
PGK744.99
|
?? |
Papua New Guinea vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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