Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.0 times more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.8% more in Papua New Guinea
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Papua New Guinea
- Transportation
-
pay 32.6% more in Papua New Guinea
- Housing
-
pay 5.3 times more in Papua New Guinea
- Childcare
-
pay 55.5% more in Papua New Guinea
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.0% more in Papua New Guinea
- Clothing
-
pay 8.8% less in Papua New Guinea
The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Ecuador. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 76.8% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$12.38
PGK51.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$7.43
PGK30.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.80
PGK3.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$0.89
PGK3.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$1.49
PGK6.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$2.20
PGK9.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$7.01
PGK28.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$3.68
PGK15.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$3.28
PGK13.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$1.56
PGK6.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.19
PGK4.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.74
PGK7.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$2.02
PGK8.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.57
PGK6.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$1.37
PGK5.63
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$4.29
PGK17.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$16.69
PGK68.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$25,877.21
PGK106,653.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$22.04
PGK90.83
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$309.54
PGK1,275.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,669.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$609.17
PGK2,510.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$78.11
PGK321.94
|
|
pay 55.5% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$494.23
PGK2,036.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,540.98
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$2.48
PGK10.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$1.83
PGK7.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$7.48
PGK30.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$45.19
PGK186.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$8.67
PGK35.72
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$39.25
PGK161.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$44.57
PGK183.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$64.38
PGK265.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$98.43
PGK405.69
|
|
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