Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 89.7% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 62.4% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA866
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 80.4% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA502
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA489
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA352
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 56.4% more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 98.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA719
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
|
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