Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 65.9% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
|
Guatemala
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
GTQ37.40
|
$12.38
PGK50.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
GTQ47.95
|
$7.43
PGK30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
GTQ7.21
|
$0.80
PGK3.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
GTQ5.86
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 31.8% more for groceries
|
Guatemala
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.77
GTQ21.29
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
GTQ52.43
|
$7.01
PGK28.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
GTQ18.32
|
$3.68
PGK14.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
GTQ24.93
|
$3.28
PGK13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
GTQ11.34
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.45
|
$1.19
PGK4.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GTQ5.82
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
GTQ8.00
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 60.3% more for transportation
|
Guatemala
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
GTQ30.02
|
$4.29
PGK17.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
$16.69
PGK67.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,023.47
GTQ130,906.17
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,543.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.64
GTQ66.44
|
$22.04
PGK89.04
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Guatemala
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.45
GTQ4,040.54
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,477.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.89
GTQ2,836.65
|
$609.17
PGK2,461.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.59
GTQ389.01
|
$78.11
PGK315.57
|
|
pay 53.7% more for childcare
|
Guatemala
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,174.17
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
GTQ19.93
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
GTQ23.32
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
GTQ26.71
|
$7.48
PGK30.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.30
GTQ332.99
|
$45.19
PGK182.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
|
Guatemala
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.32
GTQ317.70
|
$39.25
PGK158.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
$44.57
PGK180.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.63
GTQ835.34
|
$64.38
PGK260.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.77
GTQ774.89
|
$98.43
PGK397.66
|
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