Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 29.5% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 43.3% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK36.93
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.80
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.60
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK9.99
|
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK27.73
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.75
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK11.95
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.40
|
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.54
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.84
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.50
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.66
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK16.95
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK143.70
|
$42.52
JOD30.150
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK170,580.92
|
$28,721.45
JOD20,360.640
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK72.50
|
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,421.51
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,102.59
|
$279.89
JOD198.410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,727.13
|
$212.37
JOD150.550
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK403.34
|
$61.94
JOD43.910
|
|
pay 50.4% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,243.32
|
$101.26
JOD71.780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,058.09
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,649.430
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.73
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.47
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.65
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK196.17
|
$52.20
JOD37.000
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK138.60
|
$38.71
JOD27.440
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK149.26
|
$47.80
JOD33.880
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK253.21
|
$79.04
JOD56.030
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK357.15
|
$70.81
JOD50.200
|
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