Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 49.3% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.2% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 4.9% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 28.3% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 22.0% less in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 45.5% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.2% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK51.03	$6.00 ETB788.24	-51.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.62	$6.24 ETB819.15	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.28	$0.78 ETB103.13	-1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.67	$0.50 ETB65.97	-43.7%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 4.9% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.12	$1.20 ETB157.85	-19.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.06	$4.85 ETB637.61	+120.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.91	$6.08 ETB798.56	-13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.19	$2.65 ETB348.03	-28.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.50	$5.65 ETB741.75	+72.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.41	$3.30 ETB433.71	+112.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.92	$0.51 ETB66.52	-57.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.18	$1.08 ETB141.65	-38.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.33	$0.39 ETB50.78	-80.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.48	$0.31 ETB40.89	-80.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.63	$0.79 ETB104.33	-41.9%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 28.3% less for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.68	$4.88 ETB641.06	+13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.78	$10.00 ETB1,313.73	-40.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	$25,000.00 ETB3,284,315.50	-3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK90.83	$3.67 ETB481.48	-83.4%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 22.0% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	$171.17 ETB22,486.61	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	$645.10 ETB84,748.48	-72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	$422.74 ETB55,536.76	-30.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK321.94	$124.84 ETB16,400.33	+59.8%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	$81.47 ETB10,703.36	-83.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	$43,916.67 ETB5,769,447.56	+876.2%
Average			+396.4%

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pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.21	$1.00 ETB131.37	-59.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.55	$1.15 ETB151.04	-37.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.82	$4.00 ETB525.49	-46.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK186.26	$90.59 ETB11,901.70	+100.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.72	$6.70 ETB880.20	-22.7%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 45.5% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK161.77	$48.33 ETB6,349.68	+23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK183.71	$75.17 ETB9,874.84	+68.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK265.36	$108.84 ETB14,298.96	+69.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK405.69	$119.32 ETB15,675.61	+21.2%
Average			+45.5%

Papua New Guinea vs. Ethiopia - 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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