Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 35.6% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.3% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 79.3% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 9.8% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 62.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 20.3% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Papua New Guinea

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

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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 7.3% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 SAR24.15	$7.78 PGK35.37	+20.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.60 SAR28.53	$5.56 PGK25.27	-26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 SAR2.90	$0.75 PGK3.41	-2.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	$0.67 PGK3.03	+166.2%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 79.3% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.69	$1.52 PGK6.91	+54.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 SAR14.25	$4.32 PGK19.64	+13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 SAR25.16	$7.10 PGK32.28	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 SAR10.01	$3.69 PGK16.78	+38.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 SAR12.84	$2.58 PGK11.75	-24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 SAR3.66	$1.95 PGK8.88	+100.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.93	$1.44 PGK6.57	+84.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$3.29 PGK14.97	+313.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.81	$2.92 PGK13.29	+290.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.32	$1.51 PGK6.88	+145.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$1.31 PGK5.96	+116.7%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 9.8% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.83	$3.78 PGK17.18	+60.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.96 SAR134.94	$22.22 PGK101.06	-38.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,549.24 SAR167K	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.52 SAR77.00	$23.34 PGK106.12	+13.7%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 62.6% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.86 SAR258.41	$91.68 PGK416.89	+33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+153.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+19.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.68 SAR276.52	$89.65 PGK407.67	+21.7%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 20.3% more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 SAR1,575.96	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+100.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-27.9%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 SAR7.18	$3.00 PGK13.64	+56.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 SAR12.86	$2.47 PGK11.24	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 SAR26.04	$6.45 PGK29.31	-7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.19 SAR368.47	$61.49 PGK279.61	-37.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.24 SAR57.19	$8.89 PGK40.43	-41.7%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 SAR165.75	$32.73 PGK148.82	-25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.80 SAR209.42	$31.67 PGK144.02	-43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.45 SAR335.69	$136.12 PGK619.02	+52.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 SAR280.89	$163.90 PGK745.35	+119.0%
Average			+8.8%

Saudi Arabia vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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