Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.3 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,734
|
$9.83
PGK38.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,905
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,739
|
$1.01
PGK3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,393
|
$1.49
PGK5.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,339
|
$2.66
PGK10.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,752
|
$7.38
PGK28.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,054
|
$3.92
PGK15.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,330
|
$3.18
PGK12.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,426
|
$1.44
PGK5.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,147
|
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS913
|
$2.01
PGK7.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$1.29
PGK4.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS907
|
$1.20
PGK4.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,412
|
$1.24
PGK4.80
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,081
|
$4.51
PGK17.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,124
|
$38.24
PGK147.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
$45,390.07
PGK175,639.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,841
|
$19.29
PGK74.65
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,739
|
$378.25
PGK1,463.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS710,890
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,342.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,423
|
$459.57
PGK1,778.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,773
|
$107.32
PGK415.30
|
|
pay 40.5% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,240
|
$596.93
PGK2,309.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,707,400
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,563.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,097
|
$3.12
PGK12.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,269
|
$3.32
PGK12.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,632
|
$7.09
PGK27.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,100
|
$52.20
PGK201.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,072
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,487
|
$36.88
PGK142.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,998
|
$39.72
PGK153.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,887
|
$67.38
PGK260.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,504
|
$95.04
PGK367.74
|
|
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