Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.7 times more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Mali, you would:
pay 39.3% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 47.4% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 21.8% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
|
Mali
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
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