Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 46.6% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.0% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 9.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 11.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 25.6% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Taiwan. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

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Papua New Guinea vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.0% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$7.78 PGK35.27	+81.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$5.56 PGK25.19	+11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$0.75 PGK3.40	-21.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$0.67 PGK3.02	+3.0%
Average			+33.0%

Taiwan vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.6% more for groceries

	Taiwan	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$1.52 PGK6.89	-12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$4.32 PGK19.58	-59.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$7.10 PGK32.19	-37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$3.69 PGK16.74	+48.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$2.58 PGK11.71	-30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$1.95 PGK8.86	+0.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$1.44 PGK6.55	+28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$3.29 PGK14.93	+141.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$2.92 PGK13.26	+101.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$1.51 PGK6.86	+40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$1.31 PGK5.94	+37.1%
Average			+9.6%

Taiwan vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.4% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$3.78 PGK17.13	-1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$22.22 PGK100.78	-35.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+51.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$23.34 PGK105.81	+174.5%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$91.68 PGK415.70	+334.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$1,603.86 PGK7,272.63	+246.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$555.61 PGK2,519.39	+90.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$89.65 PGK406.51	+42.9%
Average			+141.7%

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pay 25.6% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$842.47 PGK3,820.15	+56.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$6,176.41 PGK28,006.71	-64.7%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$3.00 PGK13.60	+64.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$2.47 PGK11.21	-12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$6.45 PGK29.22	+60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$61.49 PGK278.81	+62.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$8.89 PGK40.31	-10.8%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$32.73 PGK148.39	-46.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$31.67 PGK143.61	-3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$136.12 PGK617.25	+73.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$163.90 PGK743.22	+76.7%
Average			+12.4%

Taiwan vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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