Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.8 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF896
|
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF659
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF716
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF607
|
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF336
|
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
pay 80.7% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
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