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Hong Kong vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 80.5% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% more in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 20.4% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 99.5% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 36.6% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.7% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 54.9% more in Hong Kong

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and restaurants in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 20.9% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK75.83	$7.91 HK$61.55	-55.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.13	$6.43 HK$50.04	+8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.41	$1.39 HK$10.81	+73.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK2.99	$1.11 HK$8.66	+57.9%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 20.4% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.59	$2.19 HK$17.06	+41.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.29	$12.44 HK$96.85	+245.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK32.93	$11.75 HK$91.46	+51.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK16.99	$3.52 HK$27.37	-12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.41	$4.85 HK$37.76	+33.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.44	$1.57 HK$12.19	-21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.61	$1.09 HK$8.46	-17.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.60	$1.62 HK$12.63	-40.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.89	$1.39 HK$10.79	-14.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.71	$1.10 HK$8.56	-30.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.01	$1.06 HK$8.25	-10.3%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 99.5% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.89	$11.90 HK$92.63	+182.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.53	$67.49 HK$525.39	+184.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	+72.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.56	$14.53 HK$113.08	-41.6%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 36.6% more for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK703.70	$22.19 HK$172.75	-86.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	-11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	+122.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK339.79	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	+121.7%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	+64.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	+460.7%
Average			+262.6%

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pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.63	$6.48 HK$50.47	+117.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.85	$5.23 HK$40.71	+104.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.52	$13.11 HK$102.08	+88.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK311.97	$79.18 HK$616.37	+7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.71	$12.85 HK$100.07	+24.8%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 54.9% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.20	$74.06 HK$576.57	+137.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK154.81	$42.18 HK$328.34	+15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK324.21	$91.97 HK$716.01	+20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK414.68	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	+46.1%
Average			+54.9%

Papua New Guinea vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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