Cost of living comparison

Chile

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 2.1 times more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 69.3% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 15.1% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 7.1 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 28.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 18.8% more in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2% less for restaurants

	Chile	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.12 CLF0.2000	$12.38 PGK51.03	+52.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.20 CLF0.1800	$7.43 PGK30.62	+3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CLF0.0300	$0.80 PGK3.28	-40.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 CLF0.0300	$0.89 PGK3.67	-24.6%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 69.3% more for groceries

	Chile	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 CLF0.0400	$1.49 PGK6.12	-3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 CLF0.1200	$2.20 PGK9.06	-56.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 CLF0.1100	$7.01 PGK28.91	+62.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 CLF0.0800	$3.68 PGK15.19	+10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$3.28 PGK13.50	+18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 CLF0.0200	$1.56 PGK6.41	+88.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$1.19 PGK4.92	+53.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$1.74 PGK7.18	+116.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 CLF0.0200	$2.02 PGK8.33	+175.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 CLF0.0100	$1.57 PGK6.48	+182.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 CLF0.0200	$1.37 PGK5.63	+115.2%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 15.1% more for transportation

	Chile	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$4.29 PGK17.68	-16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.34 CLF0.8200	$16.69 PGK68.78	-49.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,204.48 CLF397.5100	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	+59.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 CLF0.3200	$22.04 PGK90.83	+67.2%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 7.1 times more for housing

	Chile	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.54 CLF0.5300	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	+1336.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$453.06 CLF11.1100	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	+417.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.28 CLF8.8100	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	+69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.13 CLF1.9200	$78.11 PGK321.94
Average			+608.1%

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pay 28.9% more for childcare

	Chile	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$313.82 CLF7.7000	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	+57.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,486.89 CLF110.0700	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	+0.3%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CLF0.0700	$2.48 PGK10.21	-9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 CLF0.0700	$1.83 PGK7.55	-31.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.08 CLF0.1200	$7.48 PGK30.82	+47.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.53 CLF0.9900	$45.19 PGK186.26	+11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.89 CLF0.1400	$8.67 PGK35.72	+47.3%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 18.8% more for clothing

	Chile	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.89 CLF1.0800	$39.25 PGK161.77	-10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.66 CLF0.7000	$44.57 PGK183.71	+55.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.62 CLF1.5100	$64.38 PGK265.36	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.35 CLF1.9200	$98.43 PGK405.69	+25.6%
Average			+18.8%

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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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