Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.3 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA932
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA259
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA656
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 94.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA719
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.43
PGK397.56
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