Cost of living comparison

Haiti

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 56.6% more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.1% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 54.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 53.7% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.3% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 43.0% less in Papua New Guinea

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Haiti. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Papua New Guinea. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Haiti, you would:

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pay 33.1% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	$12.38 PGK51.03	+3.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	$7.43 PGK30.62	-34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.09	$0.80 PGK3.28	-60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.57	$0.89 PGK3.67	-40.6%
Average			-33.1%

Haiti vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.6% more for groceries

	Haiti	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.62	$1.49 PGK6.12	-40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$2.20 PGK9.06	-56.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.10	$7.01 PGK28.91	+23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.32	$3.68 PGK15.19	+31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.32	$3.28 PGK13.50	-52.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$1.56 PGK6.41	-31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.33	$1.19 PGK4.92	+119.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$1.74 PGK7.18	+284.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$2.02 PGK8.33	+345.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$1.57 PGK6.48	-30.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.44	$1.37 PGK5.63	+7.6%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Haiti	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.99	$4.29 PGK17.68	+113.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	$16.69 PGK68.78	-16.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	-26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.15	$22.04 PGK90.83	+515.6%
Average			+146.7%

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pay 53.7% more for housing

	Haiti	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	+86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	+157.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	-31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	$78.11 PGK321.94	+2.1%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Haiti	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	+394.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	-34.5%
Average			+179.8%

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pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$2.48 PGK10.21	-50.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.92	$1.83 PGK7.55	+11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.09	$7.48 PGK30.82	+273.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	$45.19 PGK186.26	-35.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	$8.67 PGK35.72	-13.3%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 43.0% less for clothing

	Haiti	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	$39.25 PGK161.77	-50.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	$44.57 PGK183.71	-40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	$64.38 PGK265.36	-46.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	$98.43 PGK405.69	-34.4%
Average			-43.0%

Haiti vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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