Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Papua New Guinea
  3. Uganda
  4. Comparison
PGK
COMPARED TO
UGX

Uganda is 36.3% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.

If you lived in Uganda instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
local_dining

pay 48.4% less for restaurants

  Papua New Guinea help_outline Uganda help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.42
PGK37.49
$2.70
UGX9,710
-76.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.42
PGK21.09
$7.30
UGX26,218
+13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.21
PGK3.98
$0.42
UGX1,526
-65.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.91
PGK3.00
$0.31
UGX1,124
-65.8%
Average -48.4%
Papua New Guinea vs. Uganda - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 39.9% less for groceries

  Papua New Guinea help_outline Uganda help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.64
PGK5.38
$0.85
UGX3,041
-48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.85
PGK12.63
$1.69
UGX6,088
-56.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.78
PGK18.98
$2.45
UGX8,801
-57.6%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.31
PGK10.86
$1.72
UGX6,188
-47.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.93
PGK9.61
$2.03
UGX7,303
-30.5%
Apples (1 lb) $1.27
PGK4.16
$1.72
UGX6,169
+35.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.97
PGK3.18
$0.68
UGX2,431
-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.49
PGK4.88
$0.72
UGX2,581
-51.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.94
PGK3.08
$0.58
UGX2,076
-38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.80
PGK2.61
$0.39
UGX1,395
-51.2%
Onions (1 lb) $1.06
PGK3.48
$0.40
UGX1,431
-62.4%
Average -39.9%
Papua New Guinea vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 6.6% less for transportation

  Papua New Guinea help_outline Uganda help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.84
PGK12.60
$4.16
UGX14,946
+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass $14.28
PGK46.87
$32.32
UGX116,103
+126.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,261.24
PGK112,480.31
$9,461.76
UGX33,986,634
-72.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $51.39
PGK168.72
$5.68
UGX20,392
-89.0%
Average -6.6%
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home

pay 82.4% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $599.57
PGK1,968.41
$68.70
UGX246,768
-88.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,712.35
PGK8,904.69
$217.50
UGX781,251
-92.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $808.95
PGK2,655.79
$137.25
UGX492,993
-83.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $90.06
PGK295.67
$30.62
UGX109,992
-66.0%
Average -82.4%
Papua New Guinea vs. Uganda - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 6.3% more for childcare

  Papua New Guinea help_outline Uganda help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $249.03
PGK817.57
$168.96
UGX606,904
-32.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,209.85
PGK20,387.06
$9,000.39
UGX32,329,418
+44.9%
Average +6.3%
Papua New Guinea vs. Uganda - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.57
PGK8.44
$1.01
UGX3,641
-60.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.97
PGK9.75
$2.32
UGX8,341
-21.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.71
PGK22.03
$2.03
UGX7,283
-69.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $96.36
PGK316.35
$69.54
UGX249,775
-27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $11.42
PGK37.49
$6.76
UGX24,276
-40.8%
Average -44.1%
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store

pay 39.3% less for clothing

  Papua New Guinea help_outline Uganda help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $36.55
PGK119.98
$14.46
UGX51,951
-60.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $30.26
PGK99.36
$24.63
UGX88,473
-18.6%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $60.67
PGK199.18
$45.57
UGX163,691
-24.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $96.36
PGK316.35
$44.88
UGX161,194
-53.4%
Average -39.3%
Papua New Guinea vs. Uganda - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2021
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