Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 32.4% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK36.93
|
$1.96
₫48,618
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.80
|
$0.59
₫14,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.38
₫9,522
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.60
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK9.99
|
$6.92
₫171,465
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK27.73
|
$5.46
₫135,239
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.75
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK11.95
|
$1.78
₫44,130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.40
|
$1.40
₫34,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.52
₫12,892
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.54
|
$0.78
₫19,251
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.84
|
$0.49
₫12,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.50
|
$0.55
₫13,734
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.66
|
$0.54
₫13,357
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK16.95
|
$4.05
₫100,345
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK143.70
|
$8.00
₫198,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK170,580.92
|
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK72.50
|
$5.93
₫147,009
|
|
pay 73.3% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,421.51
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,102.59
|
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,727.13
|
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK403.34
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
|
pay 30.6% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,243.32
|
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,058.09
|
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.73
|
$0.94
₫23,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.47
|
$1.86
₫46,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.65
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK196.17
|
$24.96
₫618,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$3.86
₫95,600
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK138.60
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK149.26
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK253.21
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK357.15
|
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
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