Cost of living comparison

Oman

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Oman Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 68.1% more expensive than Oman overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.1% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 91.0% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 30.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 64.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.5% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 12.1% more in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Oman Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.1% more for restaurants

	Oman	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.04 OMR1.940	$12.38 PGK51.03	+145.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.86 OMR3.410	$7.43 PGK30.62	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 OMR0.330	$0.80 PGK3.28	-7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 OMR0.120	$0.89 PGK3.67	+181.9%
Average			+76.1%

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pay 91.0% more for groceries

	Oman	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 OMR0.410	$1.49 PGK6.12	+41.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.23 OMR1.240	$2.20 PGK9.06	-32.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.70 OMR2.970	$7.01 PGK28.91	-8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 OMR1.120	$3.68 PGK15.19	+26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 OMR1.000	$3.28 PGK13.50	+26.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 OMR0.410	$1.56 PGK6.41	+45.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 OMR0.280	$1.19 PGK4.92	+63.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 OMR0.330	$1.74 PGK7.18	+104.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 OMR0.190	$2.02 PGK8.33	+308.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 OMR0.190	$1.57 PGK6.48	+216.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 OMR0.170	$1.37 PGK5.63	+209.2%
Average			+91.0%

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pay 30.6% more for transportation

	Oman	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.33 OMR0.900	$4.29 PGK17.68	+84.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.28 OMR21.670	$16.69 PGK68.78	-70.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,170.43 OMR8,150.400	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	+22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 OMR4.560	$22.04 PGK90.83	+86.2%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Oman	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.45 OMR29.820	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	+299.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$391.56 OMR150.750	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	+499.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.72 OMR109.230	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	+114.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.15 OMR27.780	$78.11 PGK321.94	+8.3%
Average			+230.5%

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pay 64.2% more for childcare

	Oman	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.14 OMR70.510	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	+169.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,687.51 OMR2,959.610	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	-41.5%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Oman	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.22 OMR3.550	$2.48 PGK10.21	-73.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 OMR1.550	$1.83 PGK7.55	-54.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 OMR2.250	$7.48 PGK30.82	+28.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.92 OMR22.680	$45.19 PGK186.26	-23.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.13 OMR3.900	$8.67 PGK35.72	-14.4%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 12.1% more for clothing

	Oman	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.28 OMR15.890	$39.25 PGK161.77	-4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.52 OMR14.450	$44.57 PGK183.71	+18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.14 OMR28.540	$64.38 PGK265.36	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.75 OMR25.700	$98.43 PGK405.69	+47.5%
Average			+12.1%

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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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