Cost of living comparison

 Papua New Guinea
compared to
 Senegal
Senegal vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 1.7% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 0.1% more in Senegal
Groceries
pay 8.3% less in Senegal
Transportation
pay 27.2% more in Senegal
Housing
pay 41.5% less in Senegal
Childcare
pay 0.8% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.5% more in Senegal
Clothing
pay 16.4% more in Senegal

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, childcare, and restaurants in Senegal are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Senegal.

Senegal vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

pay 0.1% more for restaurants

 
Papua New Guinea
Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.38
PGK51.03
$6.54
F CFA3,942
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.43
PGK30.62
$8.99
F CFA5,420
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.80
PGK3.28
$0.93
F CFA558

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pay 8.3% less for groceries

 
Papua New Guinea
Senegal
Bread
1 loaf
$1.49
PGK6.12
$0.55
F CFA333
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.20
PGK9.06
$6.75
F CFA4,069
Milk (1 gallon) $7.01
PGK28.91
$10.56
F CFA6,368

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pay 27.2% more for transportation

 
Papua New Guinea
Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
PGK17.68
$6.12
F CFA3,693
Monthly public transit pass $16.69
PGK68.78
$24.51
F CFA14,782
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,877.21
PGK106,653.16
$26,959.22
F CFA16,260,482

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pay 41.5% less for housing

 
Papua New Guinea
Senegal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$309.54
PGK1,275.76
$48.58
F CFA29,302
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,346.03
PGK9,669.21
$932.62
F CFA562,509
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $609.17
PGK2,510.69
$326.78
F CFA197,097

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pay 0.8% more for childcare

 
Papua New Guinea
Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $494.23
PGK2,036.96
$249.17
F CFA150,286
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,498.59
PGK18,540.98
$6,796.99
F CFA4,099,613

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pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Papua New Guinea
Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.48
PGK10.21
$2.45
F CFA1,478
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.83
PGK7.55
$4.23
F CFA2,552
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.48
PGK30.82
$1.47
F CFA887

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pay 16.4% more for clothing

 
Papua New Guinea
Senegal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$39.25
PGK161.77
$58.82
F CFA35,477
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.57
PGK183.71
$37.58
F CFA22,666
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$64.38
PGK265.36
$88.23
F CFA53,217

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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