Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 4.3 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.240
|
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.840
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.680
|
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.480
|
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.380
|
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.430
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.830
|
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.970
|
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.600
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.030
|
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.520
|
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND33.940
|
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,132.860
|
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.210
|
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.320
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND524.000
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND402.630
|
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.110
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND191.190
|
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,332.840
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.810
|
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.570
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.270
|
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.350
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND118.640
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND137.600
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND278.420
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND179.910
|
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
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