Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 24.8% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
?? |
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
?? | |
pay 68.7% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.20
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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