Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.4 times more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.89
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
|
pay 91.5% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.18
|
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.54
|
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.54
|
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.27
|
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
|
pay 85.4% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.91
|
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.09
|
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR153,389.01
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR30.99
|
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.57
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,442.28
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR948.78
|
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR147.44
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
|
pay 84.9% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR731.32
|
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,607.83
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
|
pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.34
|
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.17
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR162.29
|
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.86
|
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR237.47
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.61
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR291.21
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR258.85
|
$98.43
PGK396.20
|
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