Chile is 14.6% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.

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

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pay 15.4% more for restaurants

 
Papua New Guinea
Chile
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.38
PGK49.93
$8.12
CLF0.2900
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.43
PGK29.96
$7.20
CLF0.2600
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.80
PGK3.21
$1.33
CLF0.0500

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pay 22.3% less for groceries

 
Papua New Guinea
Chile
Bread
1 loaf
$1.49
PGK5.99
$1.54
CLF0.0500
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.20
PGK8.86
$5.09
CLF0.1800
Milk (1 gallon) $7.01
PGK28.29
$4.33
CLF0.1500

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

 
Papua New Guinea
Chile
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
PGK17.30
$5.14
CLF0.1800
Monthly public transit pass $16.69
PGK67.30
$33.34
CLF1.1800
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
$16,204.48
CLF575.7100

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pay 71.6% less for housing

 
Papua New Guinea
Chile
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
$21.54
CLF0.7700
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
$453.06
CLF16.1000
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $609.17
PGK2,456.77
$359.28
CLF12.7600

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pay 18.4% less for childcare

 
Papua New Guinea
Chile
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $494.23
PGK1,993.21
$313.82
CLF11.1500
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
$4,486.89
CLF159.4100

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pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Papua New Guinea
Chile
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.48
PGK9.99
$2.73
CLF0.1000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.83
PGK7.39
$2.69
CLF0.1000
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.48
PGK30.16
$5.08
CLF0.1800

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pay 12.2% less for clothing

 
Papua New Guinea
Chile
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$39.25
PGK158.29
$43.89
CLF1.5600
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.57
PGK179.76
$28.66
CLF1.0200
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$64.38
PGK259.66
$61.62
CLF2.1900

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