Cost of living comparison

Republic of the Congo

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 21.7% more expensive than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.6% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 12.8% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 2.1% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 59.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 1.1% more in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 31.6% less for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.96 FCFA8,032	$12.38 PGK50.86	-11.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.94 FCFA5,141	$7.43 PGK30.52	-16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 FCFA1,084	$0.80 PGK3.27	-57.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 FCFA862	$0.89 PGK3.66	-40.5%
Average			-31.6%

Republic of the Congo vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.8% more for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 FCFA1,475	$1.49 PGK6.10	-42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 FCFA2,418	$2.20 PGK9.03	-47.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.87 FCFA4,528	$7.01 PGK28.81	-10.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 FCFA1,952	$3.68 PGK15.14	+8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 FCFA1,264	$3.28 PGK13.46	+49.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 FCFA678	$1.56 PGK6.39	+31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 FCFA524	$1.19 PGK4.91	+31.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.98 FCFA1,137	$1.74 PGK7.16	-11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 FCFA696	$2.02 PGK8.31	+67.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA670	$1.57 PGK6.46	+35.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 FCFA605	$1.37 PGK5.61	+30.0%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 2.1% less for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 FCFA2,982	$4.29 PGK17.62	-17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA12,997	$16.69 PGK68.55	-26.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA18,927,008	$25,877.21 PGK106,297.09	-21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.09 FCFA8,110	$22.04 PGK90.53	+56.4%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Republic of the Congo	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.50 FCFA43,439	$309.54 PGK1,271.50	+310.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$971.39 FCFA558,911	$2,346.03 PGK9,636.93	+141.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.68 FCFA205,798	$609.17 PGK2,502.30	+70.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$456.95 FCFA262,919	$78.11 PGK320.87	-82.9%
Average			+109.7%

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pay 59.5% more for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$214.14 FCFA123,214	$494.23 PGK2,030.16	+130.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,100.00 FCFA2,934,416	$4,498.59 PGK18,479.08	-11.8%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.76 FCFA1,591	$2.48 PGK10.17	-10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 FCFA2,378	$1.83 PGK7.53	-55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 FCFA2,158	$7.48 PGK30.72	+99.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.25 FCFA35,241	$45.19 PGK185.64	-26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA4,701	$8.67 PGK35.60	+6.1%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 1.1% more for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.83 FCFA20,618	$39.25 PGK161.23	+9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.92 FCFA21,816	$44.57 PGK183.10	+17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.22 FCFA53,062	$64.38 PGK264.47	-30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.67 FCFA52,743	$98.43 PGK404.34	+7.4%
Average			+1.1%

Republic of the Congo vs. Papua New Guinea - 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: June 2025

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