Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.1 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK94.14
|
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK87.29
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK22.48
|
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK11.96
|
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
|
pay 69.6% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK24.28
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK116.71
|
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK130.08
|
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK44.31
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK48.56
|
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK28.87
|
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.29
|
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK29.12
|
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.49
|
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.26
|
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK18.46
|
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
|
pay 99.6% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK134.68
|
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK784.51
|
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK316,954.83
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK223.75
|
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Zambia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,657.76
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,030.16
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK4,944.64
|
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,756.32
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
|
pay 90.4% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,387.03
|
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK360,241.94
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK31.32
|
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK46.26
|
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK68.06
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK721.31
|
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK78.45
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,131.85
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK797.38
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,310.25
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,706.44
|
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
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