Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 13.3% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 62.4% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 75.4% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 48.1% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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