Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Comoros

Comoros vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Comoros is 17.2% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.1% more in Comoros
Groceries: pay 6.1% more in Comoros
Transportation: pay 36.9% more in Comoros
Housing: pay 30.0% less in Comoros
Childcare: pay 88.2% more in Comoros
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% less in Comoros
Clothing: pay 30.8% more in Comoros

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Comoros are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Comoros. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Comoros.

Comoros vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.1% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Comoros
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK51.03	$1.61 KMF734	-87.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.62	$7.62 KMF3,479	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.28	$1.55 KMF707	+94.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.67	$1.13 KMF514	+26.2%
Average			+9.1%

Papua New Guinea vs. Comoros - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.1% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Comoros
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.12	$0.61 KMF278	-59.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.06	$5.14 KMF2,345	+133.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.91	$15.61 KMF7,124	+122.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.19	$4.80 KMF2,191	+30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.50	$2.65 KMF1,209	-19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.41	$2.43 KMF1,110	+56.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.92	$0.21 KMF98	-82.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.18	$0.24 KMF111	-86.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.33	$1.79 KMF817	-11.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.48	$1.46 KMF669	-6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.63	$1.22 KMF556	-10.8%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 36.9% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Comoros
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.68	$10.91 KMF4,982	+154.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.78	$30.95 KMF14,127	+85.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	$18,241.41 KMF8,327,209	-29.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK90.83	$8.20 KMF3,742	-62.8%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 30.0% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Comoros
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	$155.86 KMF71,152	-49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	$696.65 KMF318,019	-70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	$578.75 KMF264,201	-5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK321.94	$81.96 KMF37,414	+4.9%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 88.2% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Comoros
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	$381.55 KMF174,177	-22.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	$13,464.56 KMF6,146,576	+199.3%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Comoros
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.21	$1.57 KMF717	-36.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.55	$2.98 KMF1,363	+62.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.82	$1.88 KMF856	-74.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK186.26	$32.92 KMF15,029	-27.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.72	$6.23 KMF2,843	-28.2%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 30.8% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Comoros
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK161.77	$57.88 KMF26,420	+47.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK183.71	$57.88 KMF26,420	+29.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK265.36	$105.03 KMF47,948	+63.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK405.69	$81.45 KMF37,184	-17.2%
Average			+30.8%

Papua New Guinea vs. Comoros - 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: March 2025

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