Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 3.7 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 74.2% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
|
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