Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 40.0% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.55
|
$3.36
₱186.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.52
|
$3.06
₱170.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.86
|
$0.71
₱39.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.49
|
$0.41
₱23.01
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.70
|
$1.23
₱68.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.16
|
$3.26
₱181.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.19
|
$6.76
₱375.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.99
|
$1.82
₱101.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.15
|
$1.91
₱106.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.49
|
$1.17
₱64.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.49
|
$0.68
₱37.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.67
|
$1.06
₱59.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
$0.65
₱36.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.57
|
$0.81
₱44.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
$1.02
₱56.93
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.23
|
$4.92
₱273.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK146.09
|
$12.10
₱672.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK173,424.61
|
$25,173.37
₱1,399,954.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.71
|
$3.86
₱214.58
|
|
pay 67.3% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,445.21
|
$38.43
₱2,136.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,237.67
|
$288.35
₱16,035.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,755.92
|
$172.40
₱9,587.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK410.06
|
$74.91
₱4,166.05
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,280.71
|
$170.74
₱9,495.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,342.46
|
$6,005.00
₱333,953.09
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.92
|
$1.30
₱72.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.67
|
$2.36
₱131.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.10
|
$2.45
₱136.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK199.44
|
$37.83
₱2,103.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.52
|
$5.08
₱282.24
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.91
|
$37.79
₱2,101.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.75
|
$22.95
₱1,276.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK257.43
|
$67.45
₱3,751.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK363.11
|
$60.35
₱3,356.24
|
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