Cost of living comparison
Mali is 22.6% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.4% less in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 14.9% less in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 27.9% more in Mali
- Housing
-
pay 86.7% less in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.7% less in Mali
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mali.
If you lived in Mali instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.85
|
$6.70
F CFA4,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.51
|
$6.42
F CFA3,875
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.27
|
$0.77
F CFA466
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.66
|
$0.58
F CFA350
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.10
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK9.03
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.81
|
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK15.13
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.45
|
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.39
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.90
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.16
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.30
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.46
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.61
|
$0.75
F CFA452
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.61
|
$5.48
F CFA3,308
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK68.53
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK106,268.42
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK90.51
|
?? | |
pay 86.7% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,271.15
|
$41.27
F CFA24,893
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,634.33
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,501.63
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK320.78
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,029.61
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,474.10
|
?? |
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.17
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.53
|
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.71
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK185.59
|
$67.41
F CFA40,664
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.59
|
$5.67
F CFA3,422
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK161.18
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK183.05
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK264.40
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK404.23
|
?? |
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