Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 2.7 times more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 55.0% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 38.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 4.8 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 64.8% more in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Nigeria. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.61 NGN3,998.49	$12.38 PGK51.03	+374.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.61 NGN8,587.38	$7.43 PGK30.62	+32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 NGN582.47	$0.80 PGK3.28	+109.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 NGN346.56	$0.89 PGK3.67	+294.0%
Average			+202.5%

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pay 55.0% more for groceries

	Nigeria	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 NGN1,941.39	$1.49 PGK6.12	+17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.51 NGN3,850.61	$2.20 PGK9.06	-12.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.86 NGN15,100.71	$7.01 PGK28.91	-28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 NGN2,870.20	$3.68 PGK15.19	+96.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN3,117.42	$3.28 PGK13.50	+61.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 NGN2,677.92	$1.56 PGK6.41	-11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 NGN1,382.76	$1.19 PGK4.92	+32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 NGN1,122.36	$1.74 PGK7.18	+137.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 NGN1,206.74	$2.02 PGK8.33	+156.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,252.86	$1.57 PGK6.48	+92.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,278.16	$1.37 PGK5.63	+63.8%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 38.5% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,689.76	$4.29 PGK17.68	+78.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.26 NGN55,532.03	$16.69 PGK68.78	-54.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,757.94 NGN25,667,969.48	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	+54.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 NGN19,203.60	$22.04 PGK90.83	+75.8%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

	Nigeria	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.99 NGN45,942.11	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	+932.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.80 NGN1,120,891.53	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	+220.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$456.14 NGN698,669.62	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	+33.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.28 NGN28,001.93	$78.11 PGK321.94	+327.3%
Average			+378.4%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$85.98 NGN131,698.43	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	+474.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,787.42 NGN2,737,780.36	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	+151.7%
Average			+313.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 NGN1,386.79	$2.48 PGK10.21	+173.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 NGN3,118.16	$1.83 PGK7.55	-10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.60 NGN2,449.81	$7.48 PGK30.82	+367.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.79 NGN56,353.07	$45.19 PGK186.26	+22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 NGN9,905.28	$8.67 PGK35.72	+34.0%
Average			+117.6%

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pay 64.8% more for clothing

	Nigeria	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 NGN27,284.75	$39.25 PGK161.77	+120.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.83 NGN44,165.17	$44.57 PGK183.71	+54.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.22 NGN87,639.93	$64.38 PGK265.36	+12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.36 NGN87,862.97	$98.43 PGK405.69	+71.6%
Average			+64.8%

Nigeria vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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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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