Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 43.6% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK36.93
|
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.80
|
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
|
pay 28.2% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.60
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK9.99
|
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK27.73
|
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.75
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK11.95
|
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.40
|
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.54
|
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.84
|
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.50
|
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.66
|
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK16.95
|
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK143.70
|
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK170,580.92
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK72.50
|
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,421.51
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,102.59
|
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,727.13
|
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK403.34
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,243.32
|
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,058.09
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.73
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.47
|
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.65
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK196.17
|
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK138.60
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK149.26
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK253.21
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK357.15
|
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
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