Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 9.8% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.00
|
$7.87
KWD2.410
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.13
|
$6.84
KWD2.090
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.22
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.61
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.41
|
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.17
|
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.80
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.55
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.02
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.93
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.04
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.05
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.37
|
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.92
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.96
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.28
|
$47.40
KWD14.520
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,586.13
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,423.430
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.25
|
$27.95
KWD8.560
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,338.22
|
$27.63
KWD8.460
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,913.37
|
$773.68
KWD236.920
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,625.93
|
$650.71
KWD199.260
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.95
|
$38.06
KWD11.650
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,111.87
|
$347.73
KWD106.480
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,062.28
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,794.640
|
|
pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.04
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.18
|
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.60
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.21
|
$107.69
KWD32.980
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.11
|
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.48
|
$42.49
KWD13.010
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.51
|
$50.63
KWD15.500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.37
|
$90.68
KWD27.770
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.23
|
$84.84
KWD25.980
|
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