Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 31.4% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.00
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.13
|
$4.33
₫110,246
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.22
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.61
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.41
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.17
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.80
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.55
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.02
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.93
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.04
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.05
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.37
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.92
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.96
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.28
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,586.13
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,590
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.25
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 75.0% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,338.22
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,913.37
|
$304.25
₫7,744,595
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,625.93
|
$210.52
₫5,358,857
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.95
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 56.0% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,111.87
|
$212.34
₫5,405,038
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,062.28
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,474
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.04
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.18
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.60
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.21
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.11
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.48
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.51
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.37
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.23
|
$91.83
₫2,337,641
|
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