Cost of living comparison
Peru is 29.8% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.6% less in Peru
- Groceries
-
pay 37.9% less in Peru
- Transportation
-
pay 5.3% less in Peru
- Housing
-
pay 72.5% less in Peru
- Childcare
-
pay 37.5% less in Peru
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.7% less in Peru
- Clothing
-
pay 16.4% less in Peru
Expenses including housing, groceries, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Peru.
If you lived in Peru instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.25
|
$3.74
PEN13.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.15
|
$5.76
PEN21.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.23
|
$0.93
PEN3.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.62
|
$0.47
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.03
|
$2.12
PEN7.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.92
|
$3.22
PEN11.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.47
|
$4.63
PEN16.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.95
|
$2.67
PEN9.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.30
|
$2.40
PEN8.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.31
|
$0.71
PEN2.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.85
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.07
|
$0.44
PEN1.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.21
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.38
|
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.55
|
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.40
|
$5.19
PEN18.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.72
|
$17.61
PEN64.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK105,016.17
|
$20,522.48
PEN74,948.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.44
|
$16.04
PEN58.58
|
|
pay 72.5% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,256.17
|
$28.54
PEN104.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,520.80
|
$324.84
PEN1,186.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,472.15
|
$239.27
PEN873.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK317.00
|
$37.17
PEN135.74
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,005.69
|
$170.53
PEN622.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,256.40
|
$4,073.87
PEN14,877.78
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.05
|
$2.47
PEN9.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.44
|
$2.84
PEN10.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.35
|
$5.40
PEN19.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK183.40
|
$32.14
PEN117.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.17
|
$5.04
PEN18.39
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK159.28
|
$42.67
PEN155.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.89
|
$26.03
PEN95.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK261.28
|
$66.63
PEN243.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK399.46
|
$62.87
PEN229.59
|
|
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