Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 1.9% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 82.7% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
$8.25
LRD1,522.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
$11.00
LRD2,030.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$1.88
LRD346.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
$1.65
LRD305.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
$5.91
LRD1,089.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
$6.08
LRD1,122.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
$3.63
LRD669.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
$4.48
LRD826.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
$0.74
LRD137.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$2.58
LRD475.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
$3.95
LRD729.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
$3.18
LRD586.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
$1.03
LRD190.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
$3.88
LRD715.14
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
$4.03
LRD744.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
$20.00
LRD3,691.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
$5,069.87
LRD935,658.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
$12.69
LRD2,342.33
|
|
pay 14.9% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
$93.25
LRD17,209.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
$666.67
LRD123,035.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
$90.00
LRD16,609.74
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
$208.46
LRD38,471.31
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
$74.33
LRD13,717.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
$1,500.00
LRD276,828.98
|
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
$3.12
LRD576.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
$5.00
LRD922.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
$76.25
LRD14,072.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
$9.75
LRD1,799.34
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
$18.41
LRD3,398.06
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
$33.75
LRD6,228.65
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
$56.25
LRD10,381.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
$68.75
LRD12,688.00
|
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