Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.3 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 88.8% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 38.7% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 92.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
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