Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Namibia

Namibia vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Oklahoma is 19.8% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Namibia
Groceries: pay 8.3% less in Namibia
Transportation: pay 7.6% more in Namibia
Housing: pay 10.1% more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.3% more in Namibia
Clothing: pay 4.8% more in Namibia

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

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Namibia vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$17.36	+123.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	$10.79	+94.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$2.38	+217.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$1.98	+196.3%
Average			+126.5%

Papua New Guinea vs. Namibia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.3% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$2.96	+94.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	$5.20	+20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$3.58	-49.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$3.86	+4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$4.57	+76.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$2.14	+9.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$0.81	-43.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	$1.95	-40.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$1.90	-34.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$1.18	-22.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$1.25	-4.2%
Average			-8.3%

Papua New Guinea vs. Namibia - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.6% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	$3.31	-12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	$58.33	+162.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$35,681.41	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	$18.89	-19.0%
Average			+7.6%

Papua New Guinea vs. Namibia - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.1% more for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	$76.83	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$1,060.37	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$900.51	+62.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$150.46	+67.8%
Average			+10.1%

Papua New Guinea vs. Namibia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	$1,407.88	+67.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	$25,810.00	+317.9%
Average			+164.3%

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pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$4.93	+64.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$5.17	+109.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	$8.83	+37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	$36.10	-41.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	$13.07	+47.0%
Average			+27.3%

Papua New Guinea vs. Namibia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$56.69	+73.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	$44.39	+40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$93.62	-31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	$118.18	-27.9%
Average			+4.8%

Papua New Guinea vs. Namibia - Cost of clothing

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