Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 31.8% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 36.7% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
|
pay 10.2% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
|
pay 49.8% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
|
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