Cost of living comparison

Qatar

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Qatar Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 24.0% more expensive than Qatar overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.7% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 28.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 66.0% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 46.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 5.0% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Qatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.7% more for restaurants

	Qatar	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.53 QAR23.81	$12.38 PGK51.03	+89.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 QAR22.47	$7.43 PGK30.62	+20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 QAR3.01	$0.80 PGK3.28	-3.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 QAR1.29	$0.89 PGK3.67	+152.1%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Qatar	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 QAR5.54	$1.49 PGK6.12	-2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.13 QAR15.07	$2.20 PGK9.06	-46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.43 QAR27.09	$7.01 PGK28.91	-5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.31	$3.68 PGK15.19	+44.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.61 QAR13.18	$3.28 PGK13.50	-9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 QAR2.95	$1.56 PGK6.41	+92.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 QAR2.35	$1.19 PGK4.92	+85.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.23	$1.74 PGK7.18	+184.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 QAR1.98	$2.02 PGK8.33	+271.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 QAR1.43	$1.57 PGK6.48	+302.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$1.37 PGK5.63	+205.8%
Average			+102.1%

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pay 28.6% more for transportation

	Qatar	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.80	$4.29 PGK17.68	+100.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.58 QAR126.07	$16.69 PGK68.78	-51.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,369.96 QAR74,269.93	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	+27.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.89 QAR57.92	$22.04 PGK90.83	+38.7%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 66.0% more for housing

	Qatar	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$83.87 QAR305.79	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	+269.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,691.57 QAR6,167.55	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	+38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,212.04 QAR4,419.15	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	-49.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.87 QAR269.34	$78.11 PGK321.94	+5.7%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 46.8% less for childcare

	Qatar	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$769.65 QAR2,806.19	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	-35.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,662.67 QAR38,876.66	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	-57.8%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Qatar	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.94	$2.48 PGK10.21	-77.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.29 QAR15.62	$1.83 PGK7.55	-57.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.50 QAR23.72	$7.48 PGK30.82	+15.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$132.96 QAR484.78	$45.19 PGK186.26	-66.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.30 QAR41.19	$8.67 PGK35.72	-23.3%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 5.0% less for clothing

	Qatar	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.36 QAR187.25	$39.25 PGK161.77	-23.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.01 QAR167.76	$44.57 PGK183.71	-3.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.45 QAR329.80	$64.38 PGK265.36	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.65 QAR264.90	$98.43 PGK405.69	+35.5%
Average			-5.0%

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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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