Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.6 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL53.86
|
$9.26
PGK36.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL40.89
|
$9.04
PGK35.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.29
|
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.64
|
$1.34
PGK5.22
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.31
|
$1.44
PGK5.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL84.78
|
$2.42
PGK9.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.47
|
$6.73
PGK26.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL29.92
|
$3.81
PGK14.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.38
|
$2.97
PGK11.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.12
|
$1.29
PGK5.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.88
|
$1.01
PGK3.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.54
|
$1.55
PGK6.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.16
|
$1.56
PGK6.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.92
|
$1.38
PGK5.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.27
|
$1.26
PGK4.92
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL82.91
|
$4.10
PGK15.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL523.60
|
$34.80
PGK135.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL299,197.51
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,586.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL448.91
|
$17.56
PGK68.25
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL997.16
|
$344.22
PGK1,338.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,989.30
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,913.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,241.31
|
$418.22
PGK1,625.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,042.30
|
$117.79
PGK457.95
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,233.33
|
$543.22
PGK2,111.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL87,779.35
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,062.28
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.41
|
$3.10
PGK12.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.58
|
$2.62
PGK10.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL44.88
|
$7.10
PGK27.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL498.66
|
$49.70
PGK193.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL64.83
|
$7.74
PGK30.11
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL909.95
|
$33.56
PGK130.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL415.55
|
$36.14
PGK140.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,296.52
|
$61.31
PGK238.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,408.86
|
$86.48
PGK336.23
|
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