Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 51.1% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
$2.71
RF3,487
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
$0.70
RF895
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.51
RF659
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
$2.57
RF3,309
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
$2.79
RF3,592
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
$2.46
RF3,163
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
$1.81
RF2,331
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.56
RF715
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
$0.98
RF1,265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
$0.47
RF606
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
$0.22
RF279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
$0.26
RF336
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
$5.24
RF6,740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
$11.74
RF15,110
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
$9.71
RF12,494
|
|
pay 65.1% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
$503.29
RF647,550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
$316.42
RF407,117
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
$148.81
RF191,461
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
$0.90
RF1,162
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
$2.26
RF2,906
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
$33.55
RF43,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$4.52
RF5,811
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
$46.73
RF60,127
|
|
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