Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 3.3% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 31.9% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
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pay 42.0% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 48.9% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
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