Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 89.7% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 80.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 56.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.1% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.4% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 FCFA2,674	$12.38 PGK51.06	+167.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.49 FCFA2,595	$7.43 PGK30.64	+65.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA795	$0.80 PGK3.28	-42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 FCFA324	$0.89 PGK3.68	+58.9%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 80.4% more for groceries

	Cameroon	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA232	$1.49 PGK6.13	+269.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 FCFA5,662	$2.20 PGK9.06	-77.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 FCFA5,435	$7.01 PGK28.93	-25.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 FCFA1,028	$3.68 PGK15.20	+107.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 FCFA1,808	$3.28 PGK13.51	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 FCFA942	$1.56 PGK6.42	-4.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 FCFA461	$1.19 PGK4.93	+49.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA449	$1.74 PGK7.19	+124.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA324	$2.02 PGK8.34	+260.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA519	$1.57 PGK6.48	+75.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA391	$1.37 PGK5.64	+102.0%
Average			+80.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Cameroon	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 FCFA2,545	$4.29 PGK17.69	-2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA9,436	$16.69 PGK68.82	+2.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,808.69 FCFA14,905,254	$25,877.21 PGK106,716.02	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 FCFA2,249	$22.04 PGK90.89	+466.0%
Average			+116.4%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Cameroon	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.22 FCFA55,569	$309.54 PGK1,276.51	+221.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.76 FCFA205,459	$2,346.03 PGK9,674.91	+559.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.27 FCFA153,201	$609.17 PGK2,512.17	+129.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.86 FCFA40,349	$78.11 PGK322.13	+11.8%
Average			+230.7%

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pay 56.4% more for childcare

	Cameroon	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.62 FCFA198,451	$494.23 PGK2,038.16	+43.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,662.70 FCFA1,537,785	$4,498.59 PGK18,551.91	+68.9%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 98.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 FCFA661	$2.48 PGK10.21	+116.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA922	$1.83 PGK7.56	+14.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 FCFA1,101	$7.48 PGK30.84	+292.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 FCFA16,251	$45.19 PGK186.37	+60.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA4,718	$8.67 PGK35.74	+6.1%
Average			+98.1%

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	Cameroon	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.77 FCFA24,125	$39.25 PGK161.86	-6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.19 FCFA30,143	$44.57 PGK183.82	-14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.70 FCFA55,848	$64.38 PGK265.51	-33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.51 FCFA63,820	$98.43 PGK405.93	-10.9%
Average			-16.2%

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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: April 2025

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