Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

El Salvador

El Salvador vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 7.5% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% less in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 12.2% less in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 11.8% more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 48.5% less in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 20.0% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% less in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 43.9% more in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.8% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK51.06	$7.50 SVC65.49	-39.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.64	$6.33 SVC55.27	-14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.28	$0.96 SVC8.37	+20.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.68	$0.81 SVC7.06	-9.3%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 12.2% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.13	$2.12 SVC18.51	+42.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.06	$3.24 SVC28.26	+47.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.93	$6.95 SVC60.72	-0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.20	$2.80 SVC24.42	-24.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.51	$2.68 SVC23.44	-18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.42	$1.44 SVC12.60	-7.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.93	$0.77 SVC6.71	-35.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.19	$1.17 SVC10.17	-33.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.34	$1.22 SVC10.62	-39.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.48	$0.99 SVC8.67	-36.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.64	$0.98 SVC8.52	-28.6%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 11.8% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.69	$3.80 SVC33.16	-11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.82	$20.00 SVC174.64	+19.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,716.02	$24,333.33 SVC212,478.91	-6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK90.89	$31.95 SVC279.00	+45.0%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 48.5% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,276.51	$42.14 SVC367.99	-86.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,674.91	$652.78 SVC5,700.06	-72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,512.17	$463.89 SVC4,050.68	-23.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK322.13	$69.00 SVC602.54	-11.7%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 20.0% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,038.16	$160.29 SVC1,399.62	-67.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,551.91	$5,740.67 SVC50,127.56	+27.6%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.21	$2.00 SVC17.46	-19.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.56	$2.82 SVC24.64	+54.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.84	$4.00 SVC34.93	-46.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK186.37	$30.22 SVC263.90	-33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.74	$5.33 SVC46.57	-38.5%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 43.9% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK161.86	$72.14 SVC629.95	+83.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK183.82	$47.86 SVC417.89	+7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK265.51	$112.14 SVC979.23	+74.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK405.93	$108.33 SVC945.97	+10.1%
Average			+43.9%

Papua New Guinea vs. El Salvador - 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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