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Papua New Guinea vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 14.9% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 91.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 34.3% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 22.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 12.2% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.6% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 33.3% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 27.8% more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$17.87 PGK76.59	+125.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$5.92 PGK25.38	-31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$0.80 PGK3.44	-23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$0.70 PGK3.02	+39.8%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 91.9% more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$1.55 PGK6.66	+5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$3.60 PGK15.44	-32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$7.76 PGK33.26	+11.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$4.00 PGK17.16	+42.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$3.63 PGK15.56	-1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$1.99 PGK8.52	+103.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$1.32 PGK5.66	+76.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$2.73 PGK11.72	+273.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$1.62 PGK6.96	+177.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$1.58 PGK6.78	+229.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$1.18 PGK5.06	+124.3%
Average			+91.9%

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pay 34.3% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$4.22 PGK18.07	+44.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$23.69 PGK101.54	-55.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	-45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$24.88 PGK106.61	+192.7%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 22.5% more for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$165.84 PGK710.76	+63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$2,652.44 PGK11,368.07	+84.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$758.54 PGK3,251.04	-23.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$80.08 PGK343.20	-34.7%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 12.2% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	+27.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	-51.4%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$2.98 PGK12.75	-71.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$2.56 PGK10.96	-48.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$6.96 PGK29.82	+11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$73.52 PGK315.10	-2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$10.30 PGK44.14	-21.9%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 33.3% less for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$31.15 PGK133.52	-58.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$36.48 PGK156.37	-38.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$76.40 PGK327.46	-27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$97.73 PGK418.84	-8.3%
Average			-33.3%

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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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