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Nairobi vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 23.7% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 45.9% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 6.0% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 73.5% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 28.3% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.4% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 29.1% less in Nairobi

The cost of childcare and transportation in Nairobi are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK76.12	$5.80 KES747.37	-67.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.23	$6.97 KES896.85	+17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.42	$0.70 KES90.36	-12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK3.00	$0.55 KES70.70	-22.1%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 45.9% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.62	$0.55 KES70.35	-64.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.35	$5.57 KES716.71	+54.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK33.06	$3.36 KES432.07	-56.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK17.05	$1.64 KES211.74	-58.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.46	$2.92 KES375.75	-19.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.47	$1.41 KES181.11	-29.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.63	$0.47 KES61.12	-64.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.64	$0.89 KES114.54	-67.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.92	$0.46 KES58.73	-71.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.73	$0.49 KES63.20	-68.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.03	$0.51 KES65.21	-57.1%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 6.0% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.96	$5.40 KES695.11	+28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.90	$30.96 KES3,985.98	+30.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.95	$17.03 KES2,192.29	-31.5%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 73.5% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK706.33	$39.86 KES5,132.38	-76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,297.25	$476.96 KES61,406.69	-82.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,230.79	$206.31 KES26,561.75	-72.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK341.06	$29.32 KES3,775.48	-63.4%
Average			-73.5%

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pay 28.3% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	$224.14 KES28,856.84	-64.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	+121.1%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.67	$2.32 KES298.95	-22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.89	$2.37 KES305.12	-7.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.63	$3.10 KES398.60	-55.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK313.14	$45.30 KES5,831.99	-38.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.87	$7.35 KES946.67	-28.6%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 29.1% less for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.69	$19.62 KES2,526.41	-37.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK155.39	$24.88 KES3,203.02	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK325.42	$67.92 KES8,744.25	-11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK416.23	$62.28 KES8,017.80	-36.3%
Average			-29.1%

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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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