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New Zealand vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 49.5% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 79.4% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 4.4% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 84.3% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 22.6% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 80.4% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.7% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 31.8% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.4% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK51.18	$13.47 NZ$22.55	+8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.71	$8.81 NZ$14.75	+18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.29	$2.16 NZ$3.62	+171.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.68	$1.94 NZ$3.26	+118.2%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 4.4% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.14	$1.86 NZ$3.12	+25.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.08	$3.77 NZ$6.31	+71.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.99	$6.55 NZ$10.96	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.23	$5.92 NZ$9.92	+60.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.54	$4.25 NZ$7.11	+29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.43	$1.15 NZ$1.92	-26.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.94	$1.04 NZ$1.74	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.21	$1.31 NZ$2.19	-25.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.36	$2.31 NZ$3.86	+14.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.50	$0.90 NZ$1.50	-42.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.65	$0.83 NZ$1.39	-39.2%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 84.3% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.73	$6.26 NZ$10.48	+46.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.98	$69.15 NZ$115.76	+314.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,956.57	$24,735.85 NZ$41,408.26	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK91.09	$17.90 NZ$29.97	-18.8%
Average			+84.3%

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pay 22.6% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,279.38	$51.16 NZ$85.64	-83.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,696.71	$1,007.66 NZ$1,686.85	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,517.83	$809.64 NZ$1,355.35	+32.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK322.86	$91.68 NZ$153.47	+17.4%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 80.4% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,042.75	$611.89 NZ$1,024.31	+23.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,593.73	$10,661.07 NZ$17,846.82	+137.0%
Average			+80.4%

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pay 88.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.24	$6.10 NZ$10.21	+146.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.57	$3.30 NZ$5.53	+80.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.91	$22.88 NZ$38.30	+205.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK186.79	$38.53 NZ$64.50	-14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.82	$10.92 NZ$18.28	+26.0%
Average			+88.7%

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pay 31.8% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK162.23	$65.31 NZ$109.32	+66.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK184.23	$40.78 NZ$68.27	-8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK266.11	$93.71 NZ$156.87	+45.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK406.84	$121.74 NZ$203.80	+23.7%
Average			+31.8%

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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: April 2025

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