Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 50.0% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
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Papua New Guinea
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 53.5% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
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