Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.9 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
|
Tonga
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.18
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 47.1% more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.18
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 49.8% more for housing
|
Tonga
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP302.14
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.57
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.71
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP604.28
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.53
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.80
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.36
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.50
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
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