Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.5 times more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
JOD3.830
|
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
JOD0.350
|
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
JOD2.430
|
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
JOD3.650
|
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
JOD1.200
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
JOD1.510
|
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
JOD0.410
|
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
JOD0.200
|
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
JOD3.860
|
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.35
JOD25.070
|
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,037.19
JOD19,172.070
|
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.31
JOD6.600
|
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
|
Jordan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.53
JOD22.360
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$233.29
JOD165.430
|
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$178.07
JOD126.270
|
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.14
JOD49.030
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.79
JOD94.160
|
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,464.95
JOD3,166.090
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
JOD1.740
|
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
JOD2.450
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
JOD32.640
|
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.76
JOD8.340
|
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.64
JOD28.820
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
JOD30.170
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.39
JOD63.390
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.07
JOD47.560
|
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
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