Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 4.3 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Papua New Guinea
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
|
pay 67.9% more for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
|
pay 23.8 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
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Papua New Guinea
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
|
pay 61.6% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
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