Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 49.3% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 28.2% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 28.3% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
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