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Papua New Guinea vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 3.3 times more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.3% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 11.1 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 13.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 5.6% less in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Belarus. Notably, housing, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Belarus, you would:

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pay 63.3% more for restaurants

	Belarus	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 BYN26.46	$12.38 PGK49.95	+53.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.72 BYN15.53	$7.43 PGK29.97	+57.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 BYN2.06	$0.80 PGK3.21	+27.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 BYN1.36	$0.89 PGK3.60	+115.0%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Belarus	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.58 BYN1.90	$1.49 PGK5.99	+157.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.92 BYN9.60	$2.20 PGK8.87	-24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.52 BYN8.29	$7.01 PGK28.30	+178.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.23 BYN4.04	$3.68 PGK14.87	+200.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 BYN5.33	$3.28 PGK13.22	+102.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 BYN1.56	$1.56 PGK6.28	+228.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 BYN2.38	$1.19 PGK4.82	+65.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 BYN2.45	$1.74 PGK7.03	+134.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 BYN2.87	$2.02 PGK8.16	+131.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 BYN0.66	$1.57 PGK6.34	+682.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 BYN0.84	$1.37 PGK5.51	+437.1%
Average			+208.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Belarus	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.81 BYN9.24	$4.29 PGK17.30	+52.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.76 BYN41.96	$16.69 PGK67.33	+30.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,579.62 BYN54,505.57	$25,877.21 PGK104,405.16	+56.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.80 BYN12.50	$22.04 PGK88.92	+479.7%
Average			+154.8%

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pay 11.1 times more for housing

	Belarus	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.23 BYN33.65	$309.54 PGK1,248.87	+2924.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$263.08 BYN864.87	$2,346.03 PGK9,465.40	+791.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.05 BYN572.18	$609.17 PGK2,457.77	+250.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.27 BYN135.67	$78.11 PGK315.15	+89.3%
Average			+1013.9%

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pay 13.6% more for childcare

	Belarus	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$301.44 BYN990.98	$494.23 PGK1,994.02	+64.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,103.87 BYN23,354.02	$4,498.59 PGK18,150.18	-36.7%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 BYN3.67	$2.48 PGK9.99	+121.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.48 BYN4.86	$1.83 PGK7.39	+23.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.64 BYN5.39	$7.48 PGK30.17	+355.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.35 BYN103.08	$45.19 PGK182.33	+44.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.68 BYN12.08	$8.67 PGK34.97	+135.8%
Average			+136.3%

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pay 5.6% less for clothing

	Belarus	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.42 BYN195.35	$39.25 PGK158.36	-33.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.14 BYN122.09	$44.57 PGK179.84	+20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.71 BYN285.05	$64.38 PGK259.76	-25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.07 BYN276.38	$98.43 PGK397.14	+17.1%
Average			-5.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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