Cost of living comparison
Japan is 8.0% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Japan instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
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Papua New Guinea
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
$6.44
¥1,008
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
$4.94
¥773
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$0.97
¥152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$0.73
¥115
|
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pay 5.3% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$5.72
¥895
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
$5.46
¥854
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
$2.02
¥316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
$2.73
¥427
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$2.17
¥340
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$1.02
¥160
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$1.64
¥257
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$2.04
¥319
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$1.26
¥198
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$1.08
¥169
|
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pay 61.4% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
$4.22
¥661
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
$57.82
¥9,045
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
$25.42
¥3,977
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
$31.09
¥4,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
$500.38
¥78,281
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
$325.42
¥50,910
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
$113.04
¥17,684
|
|
pay 52.4% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
$288.10
¥45,072
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
|
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pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$2.71
¥424
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$2.78
¥435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
$3.98
¥623
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
$57.72
¥9,029
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$11.97
¥1,873
|
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pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
$40.54
¥6,343
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
$26.82
¥4,195
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
$54.08
¥8,460
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
$81.66
¥12,776
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