Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Somalia

Somalia vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 42.7% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.2% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 32.2% less in Somalia
Transportation: pay 24.6% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 61.8% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 86.2% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Somalia
Clothing: pay 53.5% less in Somalia

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Somalia.

Somalia vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.2% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK51.03	$2.65 SOS1,514	-78.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.62	$4.67 SOS2,667	-37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.28	$0.81 SOS462	+1.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.67	$0.51 SOS292	-42.7%
Average			-39.2%

Papua New Guinea vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.2% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.12	$0.97 SOS556	-34.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.06	$1.96 SOS1,119	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.91	$5.93 SOS3,389	-15.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.19	$2.21 SOS1,262	-40.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.50	$2.67 SOS1,526	-18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.41	$1.73 SOS987	+11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.92	$0.88 SOS505	-26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.18	$1.32 SOS752	-24.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.33	$0.54 SOS311	-73.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.48	$0.60 SOS343	-61.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.63	$0.54 SOS310	-60.4%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 24.6% less for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.68	$4.12 SOS2,355	-3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.78	$25.00 SOS14,286	+49.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	$5,750.00 SOS3,285,882	-77.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK90.83	$7.43 SOS4,248	-66.3%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 61.8% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	$30.62 SOS17,501	-90.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	$160.00 SOS91,433	-93.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	$93.33 SOS53,336	-84.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK321.94	$94.31 SOS53,896	+20.7%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 86.2% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	$55.21 SOS31,549	-88.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	$742.50 SOS424,307	-83.5%
Average			-86.2%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.21	$7.00 SOS4,000	+182.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.55	$1.24 SOS706	-32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.82	$1.34 SOS769	-82.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK186.26	$30.00 SOS17,144	-33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.72	$5.00 SOS2,857	-42.3%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 53.5% less for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK161.77	$18.61 SOS10,635	-52.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK183.71	$23.11 SOS13,207	-48.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK265.36	$25.89 SOS14,794	-59.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK405.69	$45.78 SOS26,160	-53.5%
Average			-53.5%

Papua New Guinea vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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