Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.5 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 94.5% more for restaurants
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Rwanda
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 88.8% more for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
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