Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 81.8% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 39.3% more for restaurants
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Namibia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD145.83
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD77.58
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.28
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD16.06
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD61.15
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD93.81
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD47.04
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD14.05
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.25
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 53.7% more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD87.49
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD286,451.95
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Namibia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,171.72
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,292.64
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD6,017.22
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD943.77
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 88.2% more for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.34
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD33.10
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD54.42
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD636.62
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD89.84
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,276.01
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
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