Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.4 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 64.5% more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,905.52
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP29,788.81
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,529.82
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,679.14
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,721.43
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,738.25
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP17,461.07
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP9,092.31
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,847.98
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,820.92
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP2,046.31
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,482.88
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,058.10
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,251.74
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP2,037.80
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 23.0% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,740.71
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP154,360.57
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP79,377,149.49
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP63,428.43
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP102,923.50
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,225,605.97
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,061,199.56
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP298,751.19
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 81.1% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP857,768.55
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP19,636,279.11
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,191.42
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,317.82
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,414.99
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP101,025.01
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP16,439.00
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP234,043.29
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP171,976.43
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP367,146.31
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP310,823.45
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
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