Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.4 times more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 30.4% more for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Georgia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 82.2% more for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL290.07
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
|
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