Cost of living comparison
United States is 77.7% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in United States instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 79.2% more for restaurants
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Papua New Guinea
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
$18.02
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
$10.37
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
$1.98
|
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pay 40.8% more for groceries
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Papua New Guinea
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
$3.43
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
$6.30
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
$3.93
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
$3.52
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
$5.12
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
$2.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
$2.03
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
$2.13
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
$1.32
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
$1.38
|
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pay 13.6% more for transportation
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Papua New Guinea
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
$3.61
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
$65.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
$31,580.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
$17.71
|
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pay 34.5% more for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
$67.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
$1,635.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
$1,397.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
$1,344.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
$23,001.10
|
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pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
$5.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
$4.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
$9.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
$51.32
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
$13.21
|
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pay 33.2% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
$50.12
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
$40.92
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
$85.55
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
$113.11
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