Cost of living comparison
Puerto Rico is 29.8% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.5% more in Puerto Rico
- Groceries
-
pay 23.7% more in Puerto Rico
- Transportation
-
pay 50.1% more in Puerto Rico
- Housing
-
pay 4.5% more in Puerto Rico
- Childcare
-
pay 48.8% more in Puerto Rico
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.9% more in Puerto Rico
- Clothing
-
pay 6.0% more in Puerto Rico
The cost of restaurants, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Puerto Rico are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 51.5% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK51.03
|
$15.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.62
|
$9.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.28
|
$1.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.67
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.12
|
$3.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK9.06
|
$4.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.91
|
$7.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK15.19
|
$4.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.50
|
$3.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.41
|
$2.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.92
|
$1.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.18
|
$1.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.33
|
$2.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.48
|
$1.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.63
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 50.1% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.68
|
$3.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK68.78
|
$49.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK106,653.16
|
$31,875.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK90.83
|
$20.18
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,275.76
|
$59.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,669.21
|
$830.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,510.69
|
$536.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK321.94
|
$215.17
|
|
pay 48.8% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,036.96
|
$421.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,540.98
|
$9,550.00
|
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.21
|
$2.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.55
|
$3.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.82
|
$10.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK186.26
|
$28.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.72
|
$10.17
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK161.77
|
$40.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK183.71
|
$46.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK265.36
|
$77.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK405.69
|
$95.00
|
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