Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 83.5% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Niger, you would:
pay 40.1% more for restaurants
Niger
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,008
|
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,016
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA840
|
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA376
|
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
|
pay 78.7% more for groceries
Niger
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,013
|
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,238
|
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,389
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,028
|
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,023
|
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA364
|
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA648
|
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA443
|
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA341
|
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA159
|
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Niger
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,118
|
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,520
|
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,031,389
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,306
|
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Niger
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,407
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA488,775
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA224,101
|
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA104,769
|
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
|
pay 23.0% less for childcare
Niger
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA568,149
|
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,757,193
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
|
pay 79.3% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,838
|
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,504
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,421
|
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,507
|
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
|
pay 28.5% more for clothing
Niger
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,065
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,407
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,065
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,065
|
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
|
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