Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.9 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
|
pay 46.2% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
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