Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 72.4% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.07
|
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
|
pay 69.4% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.52
|
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.13
|
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,577.88
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.87
|
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.40
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.49
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.38
|
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.47
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
|
pay 41.7% more for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,065.08
|
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,285.33
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.92
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.12
|
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR60.00
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.72
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.85
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.25
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.19
|
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
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