Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 2.1 times more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 11.9% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 50.8% more in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.0% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.25 LRD1,649.93	$12.38 PGK51.03	+50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD2,199.91	$7.43 PGK30.62	-32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 LRD374.98	$0.80 PGK3.28	-57.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 LRD499.98	$0.89 PGK3.67	-64.3%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 11.9% less for groceries

	Liberia	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 LRD330.68	$1.49 PGK6.12	-10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,181.03	$2.20 PGK9.06	-62.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 LRD1,216.60	$7.01 PGK28.91	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.63 LRD725.57	$3.68 PGK15.19	+1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.48 LRD895.25	$3.28 PGK13.50	-26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD148.47	$1.56 PGK6.41	+109.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.58 LRD515.70	$1.19 PGK4.92	-53.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95 LRD790.69	$1.74 PGK7.18	-55.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 LRD636.05	$2.02 PGK8.33	-36.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD205.97	$1.57 PGK6.48	+52.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.88 LRD774.97	$1.37 PGK5.63	-64.7%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Liberia	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 LRD806.25	$4.29 PGK17.68	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,999.83	$16.69 PGK68.78	-16.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,069.87 LRD1,013,932.27	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	+410.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,538.28	$22.04 PGK90.83	+73.6%
Average			+118.4%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Liberia	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD18,649.20	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	+231.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD133,327.76	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	+251.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.00 LRD17,999.25	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	+576.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$208.46 LRD41,689.67	$78.11 PGK321.94	-62.5%
Average			+249.6%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.33 LRD14,865.52	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	+564.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,500.00 LRD299,987.47	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	+199.9%
Average			+382.4%

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pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 LRD499.98	$2.48 PGK10.21	-0.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 LRD624.97	$1.83 PGK7.55	-41.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD999.96	$7.48 PGK30.82	+49.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD15,249.36	$45.19 PGK186.26	-40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,949.87	$8.67 PGK35.72	-11.1%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 50.8% more for clothing

	Liberia	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,682.33	$39.25 PGK161.77	+113.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD6,749.72	$44.57 PGK183.71	+32.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD11,249.53	$64.38 PGK265.36	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD13,749.43	$98.43 PGK405.69	+43.2%
Average			+50.8%

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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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