Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 57.1% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 57.3% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
|
pay 60.3% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
|
pay 80.1% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
|
pay 33.6% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
|
pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
|
pay 69.1% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
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