Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 67.9% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 58.7% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.00
|
$18.07
£14.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.13
|
$8.96
£7.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.22
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.61
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.41
|
$4.24
£3.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.17
|
$5.75
£4.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.80
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.55
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.02
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.93
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.04
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.05
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.37
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.92
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.96
|
$7.22
£5.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.28
|
$94.64
£74.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,586.13
|
$33,464.66
£26,408.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.25
|
$16.98
£13.40
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,338.22
|
$37.59
£29.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,913.37
|
$1,224.35
£966.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,625.93
|
$974.65
£769.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.95
|
$234.45
£185.01
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,111.87
|
$1,426.61
£1,125.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,062.28
|
$18,036.83
£14,233.60
|
|
pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.04
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.18
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.60
|
$16.35
£12.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.21
|
$43.82
£34.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.11
|
$12.87
£10.16
|
|
pay 48.8% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.48
|
$76.61
£60.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.51
|
$39.64
£31.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.37
|
$90.51
£71.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.23
|
$94.66
£74.70
|
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