Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.7 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 30.4% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,538.97
|
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,908.71
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,037.97
|
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS809.48
|
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,149.52
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS3,025.85
|
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,119.22
|
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,401.53
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,819.01
|
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS692.68
|
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS621.40
|
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS493.33
|
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS581.51
|
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS319.97
|
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS319.83
|
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
|
pay 70.8% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,119.09
|
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,641.87
|
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,864,451.32
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,533.38
|
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,943.52
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS227,993.10
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS171,271.62
|
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,582.55
|
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS129,848.03
|
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,572,855.74
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,606.66
|
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,653.27
|
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,720.14
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,601.22
|
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,889.56
|
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
|
pay 31.6% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS53,659.66
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,818.26
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS95,646.10
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS82,330.80
|
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
|
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