Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 5.1 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR833.33
|
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR205.74
|
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.40
|
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
|
pay 95.5% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR163.97
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,807.67
|
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,836.66
|
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR633.74
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR667.06
|
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR883.43
|
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.04
|
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR745.58
|
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR145.30
|
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR140.27
|
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.81
|
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,130.85
|
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,450,470.56
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR898.30
|
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,015.32
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,525.81
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR35,889.45
|
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,927.69
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
|
pay 13.9 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,838.90
|
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR138,228.37
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
|
pay 72.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR582.62
|
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR683.69
|
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,591.78
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,293.20
|
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR939.26
|
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
|
pay 89.0% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,605.56
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,587.51
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,122.67
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,767.39
|
$98.43
PGK396.20
|
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