Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 23.3% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Israel, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.41
|
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪54.98
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.55
|
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.88
|
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
|
pay 26.2% more for groceries
Israel
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.43
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.64
|
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.56
|
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.79
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.48
|
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.11
|
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.47
|
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.92
|
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.12
|
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.27
|
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.30
|
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Israel
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.93
|
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪203.70
|
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪142,797.16
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.76
|
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Israel
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪98.95
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,695.81
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,194.37
|
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪645.97
|
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
Israel
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,238.88
|
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,402.95
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
|
pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.17
|
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.50
|
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.54
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪243.94
|
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.24
|
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Israel
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪328.81
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪214.52
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪427.07
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪485.85
|
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
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