Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 3.6 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
|
pay 83.9% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
|
pay 12.1 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
|
pay 54.1% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
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