Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 5.1 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 95.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 11.1 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 13.9 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.1% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 89.0% more in Papua New Guinea

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.86 LKR848.27	$12.38 PGK51.03	+332.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 LKR2,012.84	$7.43 PGK30.62	+9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LKR209.43	$0.80 PGK3.28	+12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR104.24	$0.89 PGK3.67	+153.3%
Average			+126.9%

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pay 95.5% more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 LKR166.91	$1.49 PGK6.12	+163.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.21 LKR1,840.08	$2.20 PGK9.06	-64.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 LKR1,869.59	$7.01 PGK28.91	+11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 LKR645.10	$3.68 PGK15.19	+69.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 LKR679.02	$3.28 PGK13.50	+42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.04 LKR899.27	$1.56 PGK6.41	-48.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR131.35	$1.19 PGK4.92	+169.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.56 LKR758.96	$1.74 PGK7.18	-32.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 LKR147.91	$2.02 PGK8.33	+304.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 LKR142.78	$1.57 PGK6.48	+226.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR131.12	$1.37 PGK5.63	+208.7%
Average			+95.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 LKR1,432.20	$4.29 PGK17.68	-11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.76 LKR3,187.00	$16.69 PGK68.78	+55.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,478.81 LKR9,619,951.53	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	-20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.09 LKR914.41	$22.04 PGK90.83	+613.9%
Average			+159.3%

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pay 11.1 times more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.80 LKR4,087.33	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	+2143.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$163.33 LKR48,378.12	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	+1336.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$123.34 LKR36,533.08	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	+393.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.68 LKR9,087.80	$78.11 PGK321.94	+154.6%
Average			+1007.0%

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pay 13.9 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$26.94 LKR7,979.48	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	+1734.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$475.05 LKR140,707.31	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	+847.0%
Average			+1290.8%

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pay 72.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 LKR593.07	$2.48 PGK10.21	+23.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.35 LKR695.95	$1.83 PGK7.55	-22.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.91 LKR2,638.26	$7.48 PGK30.82	-16.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.75 LKR4,370.19	$45.19 PGK186.26	+206.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.23 LKR956.10	$8.67 PGK35.72	+168.5%
Average			+72.1%

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pay 89.0% more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.58 LKR8,759.89	$39.25 PGK161.77	+32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.20 LKR5,687.72	$44.57 PGK183.71	+132.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.72 LKR19,465.61	$64.38 PGK265.36	-2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.57 LKR9,942.56	$98.43 PGK405.69	+193.2%
Average			+89.0%

Sri Lanka vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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