Cost of living comparison
Japan is 7.7% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Japan instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 20.0% less for restaurants
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Papua New Guinea
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
$6.87
¥1,053
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$5.20
¥796
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
$1.13
¥174
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$0.90
¥138
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
$1.58
¥243
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
$6.69
¥1,026
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
$5.53
¥847
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
$1.87
¥286
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
$3.14
¥482
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
$2.55
¥391
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$1.34
¥206
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
$2.07
¥317
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
$2.14
¥328
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
$1.37
¥210
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
$0.98
¥150
|
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pay 22.6% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
$4.79
¥734
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
$77.51
¥11,880
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
$20,322.73
¥3,114,967
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
$26.34
¥4,037
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
$36.05
¥5,525
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
$586.71
¥89,927
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
$401.57
¥61,550
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
$142.79
¥21,886
|
|
pay 65.0% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
$343.45
¥52,643
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
$12,362.75
¥1,894,901
|
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pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
$3.03
¥465
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
$3.16
¥485
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
$4.29
¥658
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
$61.62
¥9,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$13.07
¥2,004
|
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pay 4.3% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
$43.55
¥6,675
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
$32.13
¥4,924
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
$59.61
¥9,137
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
$90.53
¥13,877
|
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