Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 18.6% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of France, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.99
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.41
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.62
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.78
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
|
France
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.64
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.11
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.33
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.64
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.58
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.22
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.23
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.87
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
|
France
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.95
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€48.31
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€29,973.75
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.93
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
France
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€28.83
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€719.24
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€579.47
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€134.32
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
|
France
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€661.81
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,785.78
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.95
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.89
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.34
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.43
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.60
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
|
France
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€85.93
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€36.20
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€87.75
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€121.66
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
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