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Papua New Guinea vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 2.8 times more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.4% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 20.4% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 28.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 13.9 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 61.1% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.4% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.00	$17.87 PGK76.03	-47.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.50	$5.92 PGK25.20	-56.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.11	$0.80 PGK3.42	-65.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.80	$0.70 PGK3.00	-11.9%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 20.4% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.88	$1.55 PGK6.61	-7.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.00	$3.60 PGK15.33	-82.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.72	$7.76 PGK33.02	-57.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.60	$4.00 PGK17.03	-35.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.48	$3.63 PGK15.45	-56.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.62	$1.99 PGK8.46	-19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.02	$1.32 PGK5.62	-67.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.13	$2.73 PGK11.63	-21.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.61	$1.62 PGK6.91	+1.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$1.58 PGK6.73	+74.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.83	$1.18 PGK5.02	+45.8%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.68	$4.22 PGK17.94	+159.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.00	$23.69 PGK100.79	+176.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT153,750.00	$22,387.96 PGK95,245.14	-49.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.00	$24.88 PGK105.83	+156.1%
Average			+110.8%

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pay 28.9% more for housing

	Turkmenistan	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT360.00	$165.84 PGK705.52	+61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,950.00	$2,652.44 PGK11,284.26	+135.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,625.00	$758.54 PGK3,227.07	+1.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,529.41	$80.08 PGK340.67	-81.7%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 13.9 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.00	$631.76 PGK2,687.69	+2663.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,000.00	$3,968.24 PGK16,882.07	-84.6%
Average			+1289.7%

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pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.00	$2.98 PGK12.66	-42.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.68	$2.56 PGK10.88	-63.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.00	$6.96 PGK29.60	-72.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT683.33	$73.52 PGK312.78	-62.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.00	$10.30 PGK43.82	-27.9%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 61.1% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.00	$31.15 PGK132.54	-52.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT425.00	$36.48 PGK155.21	-70.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,050.00	$76.40 PGK325.04	-74.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT650.00	$97.73 PGK415.75	-47.4%
Average			-61.1%

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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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