Cost of living comparison

Uruguay

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Uruguay Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 5.8% more expensive than Uruguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.9% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 28.8% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 22.4% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 52.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 17.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 24.0% less in Papua New Guinea

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

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Papua New Guinea vs. Uruguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.9% less for restaurants

	Uruguay	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.77 UYU595.28	$7.78 PGK35.37	-47.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.18 UYU531.47	$5.56 PGK25.27	-57.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 UYU92.10	$0.75 PGK3.41	-67.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 UYU69.57	$0.67 PGK3.03	-61.4%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 28.8% more for groceries

	Uruguay	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 UYU102.53	$1.52 PGK6.91	-40.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 UYU259.86	$4.32 PGK19.64	-33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.76 UYU192.09	$7.10 PGK32.28	+49.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.37 UYU176.13	$3.69 PGK16.78	-15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.88 UYU196.91	$2.58 PGK11.75	-47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 UYU44.93	$1.95 PGK8.88	+75.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 UYU42.63	$1.44 PGK6.57	+36.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 UYU27.20	$3.29 PGK14.97	+388.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 UYU61.00	$2.92 PGK13.29	+93.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 UYU32.67	$1.51 PGK6.88	+86.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 UYU36.53	$1.31 PGK5.96	+44.6%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 22.4% less for transportation

	Uruguay	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.82 UYU315.46	$3.78 PGK17.18	-51.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.87 UYU2,050.63	$22.22 PGK101.06	-56.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,807.93 UYU1M	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+67.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 UYU553.81	$23.34 PGK106.12	+69.9%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 52.2% more for housing

	Uruguay	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.12 UYU1,577.07	$91.68 PGK416.89	+134.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$658.65 UYU26,553.22	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+143.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$494.58 UYU19,939.10	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+12.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.91 UYU4,269.85	$89.65 PGK407.67	-15.4%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 17.6% more for childcare

	Uruguay	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.72 UYU21,395.78	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,084.27 UYU286K	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-12.8%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Uruguay	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.88 UYU156.23	$3.00 PGK13.64	-22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 UYU176.69	$2.47 PGK11.24	-43.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.69 UYU229.52	$6.45 PGK29.31	+13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.86 UYU2,010.23	$61.49 PGK279.61	+23.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 UYU447.32	$8.89 PGK40.43	-19.9%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 24.0% less for clothing

	Uruguay	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.65 UYU3,372.20	$32.73 PGK148.82	-60.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.03 UYU2,097.62	$31.67 PGK144.02	-39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$127.51 UYU5,140.53	$136.12 PGK619.02	+6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.09 UYU5,042.88	$163.90 PGK745.35	+31.0%
Average			-24.0%

Uruguay vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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