Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 3.9 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Bhutan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.91
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.80
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Bhutan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.84
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN142.22
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN268.24
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN186.63
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN147.13
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.54
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.46
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.72
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.24
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.47
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.73
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 99.5% more for transportation
|
Bhutan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN332.43
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN335.87
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,796,470.02
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,277.49
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for housing
|
Bhutan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,645.73
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,537.95
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,721.71
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,412.99
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Bhutan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,834.06
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,387.24
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bhutan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN544.59
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.75
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN324.36
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,158.50
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN299.41
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Bhutan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN798.43
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN998.04
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
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