Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 93.1% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.2% more in Papua New Guinea
- Groceries
-
pay 48.9% more in Papua New Guinea
- Transportation
-
pay 69.8% more in Papua New Guinea
- Housing
-
pay 53.7% more in Papua New Guinea
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.6% more in Papua New Guinea
- Clothing
-
pay 3.7 times more in Papua New Guinea
The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 66.2% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$12.38
PGK50.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.43
PGK30.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.80
PGK3.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.89
PGK3.66
|
|
pay 48.9% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.49
PGK6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.20
PGK9.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.01
PGK28.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.68
PGK15.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.28
PGK13.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.56
PGK6.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.19
PGK4.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.74
PGK7.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$2.02
PGK8.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.57
PGK6.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.37
PGK5.61
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.29
PGK17.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.69
PGK68.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$25,877.21
PGK106,268.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$22.04
PGK90.51
|
|
pay 53.7% more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$309.54
PGK1,271.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,634.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$609.17
PGK2,501.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$78.11
PGK320.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$494.23
PGK2,029.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,498.59
PGK18,474.10
|
pay 52.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.48
PGK10.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.83
PGK7.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$7.48
PGK30.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$45.19
PGK185.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.67
PGK35.59
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$39.25
PGK161.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$44.57
PGK183.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$64.38
PGK264.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$98.43
PGK404.23
|
|
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