Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 81.8% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
Dominica
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
|
pay 3.9% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Dominica
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Dominica
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
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