Cost of living comparison
Haiti is 9.3% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Haiti instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 73.0% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
?? | |
pay 33.6% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
?? | |
pay 42.4% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
|
pay 16.0% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
?? | |
pay 84.3% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Haiti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
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