Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 5.4 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Nepal
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
NPR212.28
|
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.71
NPR905.35
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
NPR56.07
|
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.25
|
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
Nepal
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR62.70
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
NPR432.78
|
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
NPR379.40
|
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
NPR202.42
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
NPR190.73
|
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
NPR133.11
|
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
NPR54.43
|
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
NPR64.18
|
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
NPR36.01
|
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
NPR24.97
|
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR35.21
|
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
|
pay 29.8% more for transportation
|
Nepal
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
NPR653.37
|
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.93
NPR2,150.15
|
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,847.90
NPR4,164,963.44
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.11
NPR1,229.69
|
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
|
pay 19.1 times more for housing
|
Nepal
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.30
NPR1,255.48
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.84
NPR11,320.14
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.73
NPR7,119.52
|
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.72
NPR2,797.81
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
Nepal
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.59
NPR6,964.84
|
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,839.32
NPR383,353.40
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nepal
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
NPR297.79
|
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
NPR211.48
|
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
NPR392.19
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.62
NPR2,244.51
|
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
NPR399.21
|
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Nepal
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.36
NPR2,884.20
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.01
NPR3,646.70
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.30
NPR5,441.11
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.56
NPR4,126.15
|
$98.43
PGK396.20
|
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