Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 86.5% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 51.1% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 93.3% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 87.8% more for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
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