Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 25.4% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 12.8% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.14
|
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.09
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.43
|
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.80
|
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.94
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.62
|
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.97
|
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.33
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.09
|
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.49
|
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.48
|
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.16
|
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$501.01
|
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,326.05
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.22
|
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.30
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,175.02
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,639.18
|
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,533.50
|
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
|
pay 60.7% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,269.76
|
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,191.89
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
|
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.12
|
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.53
|
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$675.01
|
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$596.17
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.96
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$715.02
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,056.43
|
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
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