Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 5.1 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Libya, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Libya
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.29
LYD20.790
|
$9.26
PGK37.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
LYD19.960
|
$9.04
PGK36.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LYD2.250
|
$0.94
PGK3.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
$1.34
PGK5.39
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Libya
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
$1.44
PGK5.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
LYD12.530
|
$2.42
PGK9.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LYD17.810
|
$6.73
PGK27.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.32
LYD6.400
|
$3.81
PGK15.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
LYD6.810
|
$2.97
PGK11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
$1.29
PGK5.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
$1.01
PGK4.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
$1.55
PGK6.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
$1.56
PGK6.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$1.38
PGK5.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
$1.26
PGK5.08
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for transportation
|
Libya
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
$4.10
PGK16.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.71
LYD105.280
|
$34.80
PGK139.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,462.81
LYD79,844.610
|
$41,305.96
PGK165,833.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.53
LYD46.210
|
$17.56
PGK70.48
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for housing
|
Libya
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
LYD118.240
|
$344.22
PGK1,381.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.03
LYD1,038.050
|
$2,807.14
PGK11,269.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.31
LYD564.090
|
$418.22
PGK1,679.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.93
LYD150.020
|
$117.79
PGK472.91
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Libya
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.74
LYD318.820
|
$543.22
PGK2,180.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,166.12
LYD5,655.660
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,619.77
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Libya
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
$3.10
PGK12.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
$2.62
PGK10.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
LYD11.910
|
$7.10
PGK28.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.90
LYD154.690
|
$49.70
PGK199.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
LYD21.620
|
$7.74
PGK31.09
|
|
pay 32.8% more for clothing
|
Libya
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.81
LYD144.600
|
$33.56
PGK134.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.85
LYD135.080
|
$36.14
PGK145.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.99
LYD213.370
|
$61.31
PGK246.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.86
LYD280.610
|
$86.48
PGK347.21
|
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