Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 15.4% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
$1.07
CFA660
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$0.96
CFA589
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
$6.20
CFA3,817
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
$7.61
CFA4,686
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
$2.22
CFA1,369
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
$4.84
CFA2,981
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
$1.02
CFA628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$0.64
CFA395
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
$0.91
CFA558
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
$0.62
CFA381
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
$0.51
CFA316
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
$0.43
CFA266
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
$5.26
CFA3,235
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
$20.95
CFA12,894
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
$27,655.66
CFA17,020,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
$22.63
CFA13,926
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
$47.86
CFA29,458
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
$820.04
CFA504,692
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
$465.09
CFA286,240
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
$82.00
CFA50,464
|
|
pay 23.6% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
$246.76
CFA151,868
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,115,308
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
$3.64
CFA2,238
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
$69.56
CFA42,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
$53.64
CFA33,010
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
$36.32
CFA22,350
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
$83.53
CFA51,407
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
$76.26
CFA46,936
|
|
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