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Papua New Guinea vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 24.1% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 41.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 8.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 27.5% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 36.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 73.9% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 35.9% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.0% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 A$24.59	$17.87 PGK76.12	+9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.75	$5.92 PGK25.23	-39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.60 A$3.90	$0.80 PGK3.42	-69.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 A$3.00	$0.70 PGK3.00	-64.7%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 8.5% more for groceries

	Sydney	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 A$3.96	$1.55 PGK6.62	-41.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.92 A$7.40	$3.60 PGK15.35	-26.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 A$10.02	$7.76 PGK33.06	+16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.21 A$7.83	$4.00 PGK17.05	-23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 A$5.80	$3.63 PGK15.46	-5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 A$2.19	$1.99 PGK8.47	+36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.88	$1.32 PGK5.63	+5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.39 A$2.08	$2.73 PGK11.64	+97.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.07 A$3.12	$1.62 PGK6.92	-21.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.65	$1.58 PGK6.73	+43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 A$1.59	$1.18 PGK5.03	+11.7%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 27.5% less for transportation

	Sydney	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 A$7.00	$4.22 PGK17.96	-9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$142.21 A$213.79	$23.69 PGK100.90	-83.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,060.36 A$43,686.64	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	-23.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.55 A$35.40	$24.88 PGK105.95	+5.6%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 36.2% more for housing

	Sydney	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.18 A$78.44	$165.84 PGK706.33	+217.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,157.42 A$3,243.26	$2,652.44 PGK11,297.25	+22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,515.46 A$2,278.21	$758.54 PGK3,230.79	-49.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.91 A$222.35	$80.08 PGK341.06	-45.9%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 73.9% less for childcare

	Sydney	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,079.13 A$3,125.57	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	-69.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,278.49 A$27,478.19	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	-78.3%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$2.98 PGK12.67	-54.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 A$5.23	$2.56 PGK10.89	-26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$32.71 A$49.17	$6.96 PGK29.63	-78.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.50 A$99.97	$73.52 PGK313.14	+10.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.74 A$20.65	$10.30 PGK43.87	-25.0%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 35.9% less for clothing

	Sydney	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.03 A$112.80	$31.15 PGK132.69	-58.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.01 A$91.71	$36.48 PGK155.39	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.79 A$153.02	$76.40 PGK325.42	-24.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.15 A$183.64	$97.73 PGK416.23	-20.0%
Average			-35.9%

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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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