Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Yemen

Yemen vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 12.3% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.3% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 20.0% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 89.5% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 61.7% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 53.9% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 52.5% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.3% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK51.03	$7.60 YER1,871	-38.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.62	$9.61 YER2,363	+29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.28	$1.70 YER418	+113.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.67	$0.69 YER169	-22.9%
Average			+20.3%

Papua New Guinea vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.0% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.12	$1.53 YER376	+2.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.06	$3.95 YER973	+79.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.91	$10.62 YER2,613	+51.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.19	$4.96 YER1,221	+34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.50	$5.55 YER1,366	+69.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.41	$2.76 YER680	+77.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.92	$0.80 YER198	-32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.18	$2.30 YER565	+31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.33	$1.27 YER313	-37.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.48	$1.20 YER295	-23.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.63	$0.90 YER222	-33.8%
Average			+20.0%

Papua New Guinea vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.5% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.68	$10.93 YER2,690	+155.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.78	$51.28 YER12,615	+207.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	$16,011.21 YER3,938,758	-38.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK90.83	$29.52 YER7,261	+33.9%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 61.7% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	$72.17 YER17,754	-76.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	$216.38 YER53,229	-90.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	$142.46 YER35,045	-76.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK321.94	$75.93 YER18,678	-2.8%
Average			-61.7%

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pay 53.9% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	$86.27 YER21,222	-82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	$3,364.07 YER827,562	-25.2%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.21	$3.01 YER740	+21.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.55	$3.72 YER916	+103.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.82	$4.28 YER1,052	-42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK186.26	$70.42 YER17,322	+55.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.72	$5.05 YER1,243	-41.7%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 52.5% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK161.77	$67.82 YER16,683	+72.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK183.71	$87.06 YER21,416	+95.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK265.36	$81.83 YER20,129	+27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK405.69	$113.17 YER27,839	+15.0%
Average			+52.5%

Papua New Guinea vs. Yemen - 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: March 2025

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