Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 3.0 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of China, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
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China
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.67
|
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥36.99
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.12
|
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
China
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.72
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥42.60
|
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥51.00
|
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.75
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.22
|
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.43
|
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.71
|
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.75
|
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.34
|
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.92
|
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
China
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥31.67
|
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥158.42
|
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥139,558.89
|
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥27.85
|
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for housing
|
China
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥85.90
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,391.77
|
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,488.36
|
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥283.33
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
|
pay 31.7% less for childcare
|
China
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,441.77
|
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥128,516.18
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
|
pay 67.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.68
|
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥22.82
|
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥22.92
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥299.63
|
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥42.79
|
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
|
China
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥347.18
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥223.42
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥524.10
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥547.21
|
$86.48
PGK346.21
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