Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.1 times more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 35.7% more for restaurants
|
Fiji
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.32
FJD16.65
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
FJD2.92
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
FJD1.99
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
|
Fiji
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
FJD1.34
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.99
FJD11.36
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.82
FJD10.97
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
FJD5.63
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
FJD7.44
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FJD2.53
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
FJD2.29
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
FJD3.03
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
FJD2.96
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
FJD1.39
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 86.6% more for transportation
|
Fiji
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
FJD11.21
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.99
FJD68.25
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,444.40
FJD60,186.13
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.36
FJD9.91
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Fiji
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.46
FJD53.39
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.38
FJD1,304.98
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.63
FJD593.17
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.62
FJD92.45
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 63.0% more for childcare
|
Fiji
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.39
FJD410.56
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,637.89
FJD19,659.41
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Fiji
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.10
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
FJD6.89
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.07
FJD20.64
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.74
FJD67.70
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
FJD9.53
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 42.1% more for clothing
|
Fiji
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.28
FJD55.25
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.93
FJD68.13
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.95
FJD143.27
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.32
FJD144.12
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
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