Cost of living comparison

compared to

New York is 92.3% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.

If you lived in New York instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 75.3% more for restaurants

 
Papua New Guinea
New York
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.26
PGK37.06
$18.55
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.04
PGK36.17
$10.56
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.94
PGK3.76
$2.33
 

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pay 59.5% more for groceries

 
Papua New Guinea
New York
Bread
1 loaf
$1.44
PGK5.78
$3.77
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.42
PGK9.69
$7.77
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.73
PGK26.94
$4.00
 

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pay 32.4% more for transportation

 
Papua New Guinea
New York
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.10
PGK16.43
$3.60
 
Monthly public transit pass $34.80
PGK139.29
$89.19
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
$30,717.16
 

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pay 43.8% more for housing

 
Papua New Guinea
New York
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
$66.52
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
$1,904.48
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $418.22
PGK1,674.20
$1,597.79
 

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

 
Papua New Guinea
New York
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $543.22
PGK2,174.56
$1,603.45
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
$24,094.39
 

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pay 81.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Papua New Guinea
New York
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.10
PGK12.40
$6.06
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.62
PGK10.49
$4.71
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.10
PGK28.42
$13.70
 

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pay 31.8% more for clothing

 
Papua New Guinea
New York
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$33.56
PGK134.35
$50.03
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.14
PGK144.68
$40.33
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$61.31
PGK245.45
$85.02
 

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