Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 38.7% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Philippines
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK37.03
|
$3.66
₱207.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK36.13
|
$3.20
₱181.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
$0.77
₱43.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
$0.43
₱24.41
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.77
|
$1.15
₱65.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.68
|
$3.76
₱213.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.92
|
$6.56
₱371.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK15.22
|
$1.97
₱111.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.88
|
$1.81
₱102.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
$1.23
₱69.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK4.04
|
$0.65
₱36.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.21
|
$1.08
₱61.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
$0.63
₱35.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
$0.87
₱49.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
$1.10
₱62.48
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK16.41
|
$4.42
₱250.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK139.15
|
$12.06
₱683.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK165,186.25
|
$29,092.26
₱1,647,858.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK70.20
|
$2.70
₱152.72
|
|
pay 68.1% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,376.55
|
$29.30
₱1,659.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK11,225.99
|
$265.23
₱15,023.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,672.51
|
$157.68
₱8,931.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK471.06
|
$84.84
₱4,805.83
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,172.37
|
$168.61
₱9,550.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,551.04
|
$4,730.41
₱267,941.96
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.39
|
$1.35
₱76.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.48
|
$2.27
₱128.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK28.39
|
$2.49
₱140.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK198.74
|
$34.04
₱1,927.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.97
|
$5.09
₱288.29
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK134.21
|
$36.74
₱2,081.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK144.54
|
$21.36
₱1,209.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK245.20
|
$64.86
₱3,673.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK345.86
|
$57.49
₱3,256.42
|
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