Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.6 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Togo, you would:
pay 98.0% more for restaurants
Togo
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,174
|
$9.26
PGK37.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,190
|
$9.04
PGK36.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,339
|
$0.94
PGK3.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA585
|
$1.34
PGK5.38
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
Togo
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA435
|
$1.44
PGK5.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,239
|
$2.42
PGK9.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,324
|
$6.73
PGK26.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,048
|
$3.81
PGK15.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,819
|
$2.97
PGK11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA531
|
$1.29
PGK5.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA531
|
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA834
|
$1.55
PGK6.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA735
|
$1.56
PGK6.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA758
|
$1.38
PGK5.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,061
|
$1.26
PGK5.07
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Togo
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,472
|
$4.10
PGK16.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA30,081
|
$34.80
PGK139.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA8,021,677
|
$41,305.96
PGK165,661.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,955
|
$17.56
PGK70.41
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Togo
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,295
|
$344.22
PGK1,380.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA161,687
|
$2,807.14
PGK11,258.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA61,416
|
$418.22
PGK1,677.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA65,082
|
$117.79
PGK472.42
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Togo
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA65,176
|
$543.22
PGK2,178.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,941,282
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,601.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$3.10
PGK12.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,340
|
$2.62
PGK10.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,153
|
$7.10
PGK28.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,386
|
$49.70
PGK199.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$7.74
PGK31.06
|
|
pay 56.5% more for clothing
Togo
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,701
|
$33.56
PGK134.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,704
|
$36.14
PGK144.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA19,051
|
$61.31
PGK245.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,796
|
$86.48
PGK346.85
|
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