Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 32.3% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 75.9% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.01
|
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.51
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
pay 60.7% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.17
|
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.96
|
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.68
|
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.83
|
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.73
|
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,227.77
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.26
|
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
|
pay 97.9% more for housing
Qatar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.41
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,446.87
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,425.33
|
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.07
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,524.37
|
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,681.72
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.27
|
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.19
|
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.06
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR479.14
|
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.02
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.74
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.99
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.69
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.10
|
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
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