Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.2 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Peru, you would:
pay 83.8% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.99
|
$12.38
PGK49.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.55
|
$7.43
PGK29.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.49
|
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.76
|
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.93
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.03
|
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.31
|
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.00
|
$3.68
PGK14.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.99
|
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.66
|
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.40
|
$4.29
PGK17.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.82
|
$16.69
PGK67.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,721.99
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,193.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.96
|
$22.04
PGK88.74
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN106.69
|
$309.54
PGK1,246.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,214.41
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,446.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN894.48
|
$609.17
PGK2,452.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN138.96
|
$78.11
PGK314.52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN637.53
|
$494.23
PGK1,989.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,229.91
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,113.39
|
|
pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.23
|
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.63
|
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.19
|
$7.48
PGK30.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN120.15
|
$45.19
PGK181.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.83
|
$8.67
PGK34.90
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN159.51
|
$39.25
PGK158.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN97.30
|
$44.57
PGK179.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN249.10
|
$64.38
PGK259.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN235.02
|
$98.43
PGK396.33
|
|
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