Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 5.4 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 4.9 times more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 3.7 times more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 16.0 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 47.9% more in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Egypt	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.96 EGP200.17	$12.38 PGK51.03	+212.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.84 EGP244.63	$7.43 PGK30.62	+53.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 EGP15.45	$0.80 PGK3.28	+160.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.22	$0.89 PGK3.67	+624.6%
Average			+262.9%

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pay 4.9 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP38.28	$1.49 PGK6.12	+96.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP89.24	$2.20 PGK9.06	+24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.30 EGP166.80	$7.01 PGK28.91	+112.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 EGP78.00	$3.68 PGK15.19	+138.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.97 EGP99.59	$3.28 PGK13.50	+66.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 EGP31.14	$1.56 PGK6.41	+152.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.84	$1.19 PGK4.92	+457.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.43	$1.74 PGK7.18	+1086.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.02	$2.02 PGK8.33	+1033.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.45	$1.57 PGK6.48	+660.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.43	$1.37 PGK5.63	+504.5%
Average			+394.0%

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.98 EGP49.55	$4.29 PGK17.68	+337.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.01 EGP607.34	$16.69 PGK68.78	+39.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,154.15 EGP1,474,325.32	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	-11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.65 EGP134.22	$22.04 PGK90.83	+730.4%
Average			+274.0%

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pay 16.0 times more for housing

	Egypt	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 EGP385.64	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	+3959.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.11 EGP10,422.82	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	+1038.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.12 EGP5,619.34	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	+448.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.85 EGP599.37	$78.11 PGK321.94	+559.1%
Average			+1501.2%

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.57 EGP3,366.25	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	+642.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,472.73 EGP74,475.85	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	+205.5%
Average			+424.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 EGP90.67	$2.48 PGK10.21	+38.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.38 EGP69.62	$1.83 PGK7.55	+33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EGP93.57	$7.48 PGK30.82	+304.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.86 EGP1,105.70	$45.19 PGK186.26	+106.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.68 EGP135.44	$8.67 PGK35.72	+223.6%
Average			+141.1%

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pay 47.9% more for clothing

	Egypt	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.44 EGP1,185.51	$39.25 PGK161.77	+67.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.49 EGP2,452.20	$44.57 PGK183.71	-8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.17 EGP4,914.03	$64.38 PGK265.36	-33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.98 EGP1,870.26	$98.43 PGK405.69	+166.2%
Average			+47.9%

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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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