Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 55.6% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
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