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Papua New Guinea vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 13.4% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 13.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 64.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 68.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.1% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Papua New Guinea

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.99	$17.87 PGK76.12	+92.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.99	$5.92 PGK25.23	-23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$0.80 PGK3.42	-49.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$0.70 PGK3.00	-39.1%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Singapore	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.06	$1.55 PGK6.62	-34.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.48	$3.60 PGK15.35	-59.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.90	$7.76 PGK33.06	-32.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.19	$4.00 PGK17.05	+23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.53	$3.63 PGK15.46	-28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.52	$1.99 PGK8.47	+1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.76	$1.32 PGK5.63	-3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.87	$2.73 PGK11.64	+23.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.53	$1.62 PGK6.92	+37.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$1.58 PGK6.73	+40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$1.18 PGK5.03	+21.1%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 13.0% less for transportation

	Singapore	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.68	$4.22 PGK17.96	-49.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD119.90	$23.69 PGK100.90	-74.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD179,849.95	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	-83.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.59	$24.88 PGK105.95	+155.3%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 64.9% more for housing

	Singapore	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.36	$165.84 PGK706.33	+372.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,027.20	$2,652.44 PGK11,297.25	-14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,941.99	$758.54 PGK3,230.79	-66.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.22	$80.08 PGK341.06	-31.1%
Average			+64.9%

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pay 68.0% less for childcare

	Singapore	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,619.98	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	-49.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,581.69	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	-86.4%
Average			-68.0%

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pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.99	$2.98 PGK12.67	-61.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.04	$2.56 PGK10.89	-45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.49	$6.96 PGK29.63	-45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.37	$73.52 PGK313.14	-37.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.99	$10.30 PGK43.87	-11.2%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	Singapore	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD109.74	$31.15 PGK132.69	-63.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.01	$36.48 PGK155.39	-14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.04	$76.40 PGK325.42	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.06	$97.73 PGK416.23	-22.6%
Average			-31.8%

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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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