Cost of living comparison
Belize is 2.9% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Belize instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Belize
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
$8.91
BZD17.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
$8.48
BZD17.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$1.31
BZD2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
$0.97
BZD1.96
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
$7.02
BZD14.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
$11.64
BZD23.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
$2.56
BZD5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
$2.92
BZD5.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
$0.69
BZD1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
$1.32
BZD2.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
$1.28
BZD2.57
|
|
pay 21.2% more for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
$6.98
BZD14.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
$23.82
BZD47.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
$27,386.00
BZD55,162.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
$31.59
BZD63.63
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
$74.93
BZD150.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
$647.84
BZD1,304.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
$390.75
BZD787.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
$83.96
BZD169.11
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
?? |
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
$2.74
BZD5.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
$3.34
BZD6.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
$3.67
BZD7.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
$39.02
BZD78.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
$9.59
BZD19.33
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
$37.39
BZD75.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
$32.46
BZD65.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
$100.00
BZD201.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
$127.15
BZD256.12
|
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