Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 42.8% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
|
pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
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