Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 22.1% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 59.4% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
$13.96
FCFA8,790
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
$8.94
FCFA5,626
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
$1.88
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
$1.50
FCFA943
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
$2.56
FCFA1,614
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
$4.20
FCFA2,646
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
$7.87
FCFA4,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
$3.39
FCFA2,136
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
$2.20
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
$1.98
FCFA1,244
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
$1.21
FCFA761
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
$1.16
FCFA733
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
$1.05
FCFA662
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
$5.18
FCFA3,263
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
$22.59
FCFA14,223
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,711,975
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
$14.09
FCFA8,875
|
|
pay 77.4% more for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
$75.50
FCFA47,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
$971.39
FCFA611,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
$357.68
FCFA225,207
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
$456.95
FCFA287,715
|
|
pay 21.7% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
$214.14
FCFA134,834
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,211,154
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
$2.76
FCFA1,741
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
$4.13
FCFA2,602
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
$3.75
FCFA2,361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
$61.25
FCFA38,564
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
$35.83
FCFA22,562
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
$37.92
FCFA23,874
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
$92.22
FCFA58,067
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.20
|
$91.67
FCFA57,717
|
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