Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.4 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS7,748.09
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS15,902.23
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,658.99
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS815.98
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,929.19
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS10,119.70
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS12,070.45
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS4,492.57
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS6,263.84
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,971.64
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,021.09
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS919.17
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS943.20
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS811.03
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,339.21
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 38.5% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,419.16
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS52,150.61
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS42,217,162.51
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS28,719.59
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS159,928.55
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS771,932.98
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS631,868.80
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS106,733.22
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 41.1% more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS629,732.78
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS16,505,652.22
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 98.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS3,129.04
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,765.54
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,780.47
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS97,087.65
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS15,148.51
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS30,503.97
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS58,048.60
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS120,443.08
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS102,793.47
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
|
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