Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 7.4% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.72
|
$7.60
YER1,903
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.83
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.73
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.32
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 26.1% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.73
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.60
|
$3.92
YER981
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.69
|
$10.55
YER2,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK15.09
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.78
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.12
|
$2.58
YER646
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK4.01
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.16
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.18
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.48
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK5.02
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 58.7% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK16.28
|
$10.93
YER2,737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK138.00
|
$51.29
YER12,838
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK163,815.89
|
$16,009.60
YER4,007,203
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK69.62
|
$31.99
YER8,007
|
|
pay 64.9% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,365.13
|
$83.76
YER20,964
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK11,132.86
|
$247.69
YER61,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,658.64
|
$175.00
YER43,803
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK467.16
|
$77.17
YER19,317
|
|
pay 54.1% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,154.35
|
$76.95
YER19,260
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,405.44
|
$3,403.23
YER851,830
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.29
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.39
|
$3.76
YER942
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK28.16
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK197.09
|
$77.72
YER19,455
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.72
|
$5.06
YER1,265
|
|
pay 76.8% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK133.10
|
$67.84
YER16,979
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK143.34
|
$87.06
YER21,790
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK243.16
|
$81.85
YER20,487
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK342.99
|
$113.24
YER28,344
|
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