Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 15.3% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK36.93
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.80
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.60
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK9.99
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK27.73
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.75
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK11.95
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.40
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.54
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.84
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.50
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.66
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK16.95
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK143.70
|
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK170,580.92
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,556.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK72.50
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 56.1% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,421.51
|
$67.28
SAR252.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,102.59
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,727.13
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK403.34
|
$84.36
SAR316.39
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,243.32
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,058.09
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.47
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.73
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.47
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.65
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK196.17
|
$98.93
SAR371.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK138.60
|
$40.71
SAR152.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK149.26
|
$65.80
SAR246.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK253.21
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK357.15
|
$78.69
SAR295.12
|
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