Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 20.6% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK36.93
|
$3.67
ZK96.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$3.41
ZK89.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.80
|
$0.88
ZK22.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.47
ZK12.21
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.60
|
$0.95
ZK24.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK9.99
|
$4.56
ZK119.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK27.73
|
$5.08
ZK132.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.75
|
$1.73
ZK45.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK11.95
|
$1.90
ZK49.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.40
|
$1.13
ZK29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.68
ZK17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.54
|
$1.14
ZK29.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.84
|
$0.53
ZK13.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.50
|
$0.56
ZK14.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.66
|
$0.72
ZK18.84
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK16.95
|
$5.26
ZK137.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK143.70
|
$30.62
ZK801.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK170,580.92
|
$12,371.75
ZK323,616.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK72.50
|
$8.73
ZK228.45
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,421.51
|
$103.74
ZK2,713.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,102.59
|
$274.41
ZK7,177.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,727.13
|
$193.01
ZK5,048.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK403.34
|
$107.59
ZK2,814.25
|
|
pay 69.2% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,243.32
|
$171.24
ZK4,479.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,058.09
|
$14,061.39
ZK367,813.17
|
|
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.73
|
$1.22
ZK31.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.47
|
$1.81
ZK47.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.65
|
$2.66
ZK69.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK196.17
|
$28.16
ZK736.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$3.06
ZK80.10
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK138.60
|
$44.18
ZK1,155.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK149.26
|
$31.12
ZK814.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK253.21
|
$90.18
ZK2,358.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK357.15
|
$105.64
ZK2,763.32
|
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