Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.3 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 53.5% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
|
pay 97.5% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
pay 73.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
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