Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Vietnam

Vietnam vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 56.0% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.6% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 54.2% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 45.7% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 66.0% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 5.0% less in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.6% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 29.7% less in Vietnam

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Vietnam.

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Vietnam vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.6% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$1.93 ₫49,968	-75.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	$4.06 ₫105K	-26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$0.50 ₫13,022	-33.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$0.30 ₫7,715	-55.3%
Average			-57.6%

Papua New Guinea vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.2% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$0.96 ₫24,827	-36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	$5.37 ₫139K	+24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$5.69 ₫147K	-19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$1.51 ₫39,111	-59.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$1.71 ₫44,332	-33.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$1.32 ₫34,270	-32.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$0.51 ₫13,159	-64.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	$0.61 ₫15,883	-81.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$0.55 ₫14,322	-81.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$0.50 ₫12,823	-67.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$0.51 ₫13,288	-60.8%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 45.7% less for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	$3.36 ₫87,093	-11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	$7.12 ₫184K	-67.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$30,715.02 ₫795M	-38.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	$5.75 ₫149K	-75.4%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 66.0% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	$8.92 ₫231K	-90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$387.95 ₫10M	-75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$257.72 ₫7M	-53.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$49.62 ₫1M	-44.6%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 5.0% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	$321.30 ₫8M	-61.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	$14,628.65 ₫379M	+136.8%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$0.91 ₫23,577	-69.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$1.63 ₫42,237	-34.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	$1.36 ₫35,110	-79.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	$20.59 ₫533K	-66.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	$3.14 ₫81,316	-64.7%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 29.7% less for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$41.00 ₫1M	+25.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	$24.08 ₫623K	-24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$76.97 ₫2M	-43.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	$74.18 ₫2M	-54.7%
Average			-29.7%

Papua New Guinea vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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