Cost of living comparison
Peru is 30.3% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Peru instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK37.17
|
$3.27
PEN12.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK36.28
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.78
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.39
|
$0.55
PEN2.08
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.80
|
$1.88
PEN7.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.72
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK27.02
|
$4.68
PEN17.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK15.28
|
$2.49
PEN9.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.93
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.19
|
$0.65
PEN2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK4.06
|
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.24
|
$0.45
PEN1.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.25
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.55
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK5.08
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK16.48
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK139.70
|
$17.78
PEN67.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK165,833.10
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,823.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK70.48
|
$15.41
PEN58.14
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,381.94
|
$29.39
PEN110.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK11,269.95
|
$337.81
PEN1,274.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,679.06
|
$246.39
PEN929.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK472.91
|
$43.26
PEN163.18
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,180.88
|
$193.88
PEN731.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,619.77
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,082.52
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.44
|
$2.06
PEN7.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.52
|
$2.73
PEN10.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK28.50
|
$5.11
PEN19.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK199.52
|
$32.12
PEN121.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK31.09
|
$4.85
PEN18.29
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK134.74
|
$45.11
PEN170.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK145.10
|
$23.43
PEN88.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK246.16
|
$70.13
PEN264.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK347.21
|
$71.17
PEN268.45
|
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