Cost of living comparison
Canada is 48.5% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Canada instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 74.7% more for restaurants
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Papua New Guinea
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
$16.37
CA$22.97
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
$10.01
CA$14.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
$2.00
CA$2.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
$1.62
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
$2.48
CA$3.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
$5.30
CA$7.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
$8.04
CA$11.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
$3.39
CA$4.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
$5.12
CA$7.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
$1.79
CA$2.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
$0.64
CA$0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
$1.60
CA$2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
$1.74
CA$2.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
$1.16
CA$1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
$1.14
CA$1.60
|
|
pay 66.3% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
$4.35
CA$6.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
$65.88
CA$92.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
$24,555.94
CA$34,458.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
$16.33
CA$22.92
|
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pay 0.6% more for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
$60.95
CA$85.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
$1,220.42
CA$1,712.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
$1,114.36
CA$1,563.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
$115.39
CA$161.92
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
$729.99
CA$1,024.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
$12,017.58
CA$16,863.67
|
|
pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
$5.20
CA$7.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
$3.58
CA$5.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
$12.91
CA$18.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
$42.97
CA$60.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
$10.95
CA$15.37
|
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pay 15.1% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
$53.89
CA$75.62
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
$39.01
CA$54.75
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
$84.94
CA$119.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.20
|
$102.12
CA$143.29
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