Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 26.3% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Venezuela
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK36.93
|
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.80
|
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.60
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK9.99
|
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK27.73
|
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.75
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK11.95
|
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.40
|
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.54
|
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.84
|
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.50
|
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.66
|
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK16.95
|
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK143.70
|
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK170,580.92
|
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK72.50
|
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
|
pay 83.8% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,421.51
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,102.59
|
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,727.13
|
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK403.34
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,243.32
|
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,058.09
|
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.73
|
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.47
|
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.65
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK196.17
|
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK138.60
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK149.26
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK253.21
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK357.15
|
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
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