Cost of living comparison
Peru is 42.0% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Peru instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 49.1% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK36.93
|
$2.98
PEN10.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$5.00
PEN18.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.80
|
$0.76
PEN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.60
|
$1.30
PEN4.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK9.99
|
$2.56
PEN9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK27.73
|
$4.32
PEN15.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.75
|
$2.03
PEN7.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK11.95
|
$2.13
PEN7.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.40
|
$0.59
PEN2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.54
|
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.84
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.50
|
$0.38
PEN1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.66
|
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK16.95
|
$5.30
PEN19.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK143.70
|
$16.55
PEN60.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK170,580.92
|
$20,417.59
PEN74,993.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK72.50
|
$11.94
PEN43.84
|
|
pay 74.5% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,421.51
|
$29.53
PEN108.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,102.59
|
$277.70
PEN1,019.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,727.13
|
$204.62
PEN751.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK403.34
|
$39.33
PEN144.46
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,243.32
|
$162.20
PEN595.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,058.09
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,821.41
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.73
|
$1.83
PEN6.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.47
|
$2.60
PEN9.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.65
|
$4.57
PEN16.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK196.17
|
$31.17
PEN114.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$4.59
PEN16.84
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK138.60
|
$40.11
PEN147.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK149.26
|
$22.91
PEN84.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK253.21
|
$67.62
PEN248.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK357.15
|
$59.99
PEN220.34
|
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