Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 27.1% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 55.7% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
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