Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 4.3 times more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 77.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 68.3% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 12.8 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 10.4 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 15.6% less in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Lesotho. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.9% more for restaurants

	Lesotho	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$12.38 PGK51.03
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.58 LSL210.45	$7.43 PGK30.62	-35.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 LSL18.70	$0.80 PGK3.28	-22.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 LSL9.86	$0.89 PGK3.67	+64.4%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 77.5% more for groceries

	Lesotho	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 LSL14.91	$1.49 PGK6.12	+81.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.67 LSL48.50	$2.20 PGK9.06	-17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65 LSL66.30	$7.01 PGK28.91	+92.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 LSL23.20	$3.68 PGK15.19	+188.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 LSL56.18	$3.28 PGK13.50	+6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LSL16.03	$1.56 PGK6.41	+76.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 LSL18.26	$1.19 PGK4.92	+18.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 LSL17.95	$1.74 PGK7.18	+76.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 LSL21.07	$2.02 PGK8.33	+74.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LSL11.08	$1.57 PGK6.48	+157.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 LSL12.48	$1.37 PGK5.63	+98.9%
Average			+77.5%

Lesotho vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.3% more for transportation

	Lesotho	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 LSL84.24	$4.29 PGK17.68	-7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.40 LSL516.06	$16.69 PGK68.78	-41.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.98 LSL361,243.42	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	+30.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 LSL102.18	$22.04 PGK90.83	+291.9%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 12.8 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.72 LSL412.85	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	+1262.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$143.89 LSL2,614.71	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	+1530.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$72.89 LSL1,324.56	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	+735.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$78.11 PGK321.94
Average			+1176.2%

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pay 10.4 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$29.35 LSL533.26	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	+1584.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,117.07 LSL20,298.44	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	+302.7%
Average			+943.4%

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pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 LSL33.70	$2.48 PGK10.21	+33.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 LSL23.47	$1.83 PGK7.55	+41.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.83 LSL87.73	$7.48 PGK30.82	+54.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.77 LSL395.65	$45.19 PGK186.26	+107.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.67 PGK35.72
Average			+59.4%

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pay 15.6% less for clothing

	Lesotho	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.60 LSL774.09	$39.25 PGK161.77	-7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 LSL722.49	$44.57 PGK183.71	+12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.35 LSL1,823.42	$64.38 PGK265.36	-35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.00 LSL2,580.31	$98.43 PGK405.69	-30.7%
Average			-15.6%

Lesotho 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: April 2025

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