Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 24.1% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 4.6% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
$5.00
FG42,877
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$11.00
FG94,328
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
$1.37
FG11,786
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$1.20
FG10,290
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
$0.75
FG6,431
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
$7.00
FG60,027
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
$7.95
FG68,168
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
$2.60
FG22,296
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
$2.95
FG25,283
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
$1.27
FG10,899
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$0.91
FG7,779
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
$1.04
FG8,930
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
pay 56.7% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
$3.79
FG32,461
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
$15.00
FG128,630
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
$1.30
FG11,148
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
$100.00
FG857,531
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
$540.38
FG4,633,951
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
$300.00
FG2,572,594
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
$42.06
FG360,668
|
|
pay 40.4% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
$755.00
FG6,474,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
$7,000.00
FG60,027,198
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
$2.37
FG20,353
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
$2.00
FG17,151
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
$1.50
FG12,863
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
$25.34
FG217,326
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$3.49
FG29,906
|
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pay 35.9% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
$20.00
FG171,506
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
$30.00
FG257,259
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
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