Cost of living comparison
Oman is 13.3% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Oman instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 37.0% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.110
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 9.0% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.690
|
|
pay 47.2% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
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