Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 55.4% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 40.9% more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Gabon
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 74.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
|
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