Cost of living comparison
Panama is 0.4% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Panama instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Panama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
$8.45
PAB8.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
$7.90
PAB7.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$1.54
PAB1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$1.17
PAB1.17
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Panama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
$2.19
PAB2.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
$5.66
PAB5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
$6.43
PAB6.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
$2.53
PAB2.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
$3.54
PAB3.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
$2.12
PAB2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.61
PAB0.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
$1.29
PAB1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
$1.16
PAB1.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
$0.98
PAB0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
$1.01
PAB1.01
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Panama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
$3.92
PAB3.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
$18,916.67
PAB18,916.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
$16.61
PAB16.61
|
|
pay 42.7% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Panama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
$47.61
PAB47.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
$747.76
PAB747.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
$567.84
PAB567.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
$69.20
PAB69.20
|
|
pay 3.4% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Panama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
$302.08
PAB302.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
$6,548.17
PAB6,548.17
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Panama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
$1.95
PAB1.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
$3.39
PAB3.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
$5.38
PAB5.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
$57.20
PAB57.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
$5.33
PAB5.33
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Panama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
$47.41
PAB47.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
$34.81
PAB34.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
$81.21
PAB81.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
$100.42
PAB100.42
|
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