Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 33.6% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
$3.58
RWF4,639
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
$6.57
RWF8,526
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$0.77
RWF1,003
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
$0.52
RWF669
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
$1.05
RWF1,366
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
$2.51
RWF3,260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
$3.00
RWF3,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
$1.63
RWF2,110
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
$2.26
RWF2,932
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
$1.53
RWF1,982
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
$0.90
RWF1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
$4.70
RWF6,095
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
$20.49
RWF26,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,588,154
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
$11.60
RWF15,046
|
|
pay 68.3% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
$27.64
RWF35,861
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
$508.02
RWF659,175
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
$309.23
RWF401,237
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
$31.53
RWF40,910
|
|
pay 38.7% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
$238.37
RWF309,287
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,290,984
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
$1.16
RWF1,505
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
$2.22
RWF2,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
$1.93
RWF2,508
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
$30.92
RWF40,124
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
$3.09
RWF4,012
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
$21.26
RWF27,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
$25.12
RWF32,601
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
$28.02
RWF36,362
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
$35.75
RWF46,393
|
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