Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 0.8% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Canada, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.50
|
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.63
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.77
|
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.26
|
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
Canada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.41
|
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.84
|
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.58
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.21
|
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.51
|
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.44
|
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
Canada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.00
|
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.01
|
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,152.35
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.90
|
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Canada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.71
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,705.47
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,563.58
|
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.41
|
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Canada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,015.21
|
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,668.87
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.23
|
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.87
|
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.73
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.80
|
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.36
|
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Canada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.34
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.27
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.10
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.62
|
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
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