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Papua New Guinea vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 51.3% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 82.8% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 17.3% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 20.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 15.7% less in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and transportation in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Papua New Guinea. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 81.5% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.70	$17.87 PGK76.59	+182.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$5.92 PGK25.38	-23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$0.80 PGK3.44	+8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$0.70 PGK3.02	+158.3%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 82.8% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$1.55 PGK6.66	+69.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.56	$3.60 PGK15.44	-0.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.26	$7.76 PGK33.26	+15.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$4.00 PGK17.16	+58.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.28	$3.63 PGK15.56	+10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$1.99 PGK8.52	+105.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.91	$1.32 PGK5.66	+70.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$2.73 PGK11.72	+242.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$1.62 PGK6.96	+120.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$1.58 PGK6.78	+137.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$1.18 PGK5.06	+82.0%
Average			+82.8%

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pay 17.3% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$4.22 PGK18.07	+81.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.92	$23.69 PGK101.54	-30.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	-13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.26	$24.88 PGK106.61	+30.9%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.70	$165.84 PGK710.76	+124.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	$2,652.44 PGK11,368.07	+509.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	$758.54 PGK3,251.04	+110.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.42	$80.08 PGK343.20	-17.8%
Average			+181.7%

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pay 20.6% more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	+80.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	-38.8%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$2.98 PGK12.75	+57.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.06	$2.56 PGK10.96	-26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.00	$6.96 PGK29.82	-6.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.18	$73.52 PGK315.10	-30.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.67	$10.30 PGK44.14	-40.3%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 15.7% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.69	$31.15 PGK133.52	-36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.68	$36.48 PGK156.37	-36.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.16	$76.40 PGK327.46	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR296.96	$97.73 PGK418.84	+23.4%
Average			-15.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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