Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 27.7% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Papua New Guinea
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.56
|
$9.83
PGK36.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.46
|
$1.01
PGK3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
$1.49
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.86
|
$2.66
PGK9.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.71
|
$7.38
PGK27.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
$3.92
PGK14.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.51
|
$3.18
PGK11.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.83
|
$1.44
PGK5.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$2.01
PGK7.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$1.29
PGK4.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.20
PGK4.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$1.24
PGK4.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.80
|
$4.51
PGK16.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£72.72
|
$38.24
PGK143.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
$45,390.07
PGK170,580.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.93
|
$19.29
PGK72.50
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
$378.25
PGK1,421.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,102.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£663.59
|
$459.57
PGK1,727.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
$107.32
PGK403.34
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
$596.93
PGK2,243.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,058.09
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
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Papua New Guinea
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.93
|
$3.12
PGK11.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.85
|
$3.32
PGK12.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
$7.09
PGK26.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.15
|
$52.20
PGK196.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.50
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
United Kingdom
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Papua New Guinea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
$36.88
PGK138.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
$39.72
PGK149.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
$67.38
PGK253.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.15
|
$95.04
PGK357.15
|
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