Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 56.5% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 53.8% more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.11
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.14
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.53
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,865.64
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.44
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.71
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND896.16
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND811.60
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND55.96
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.99
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,171.52
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.16
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.18
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.12
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.09
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.46
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.11
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND138.92
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.27
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
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