Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 11.7% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of United States, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$9.26
PGK37.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$9.04
PGK36.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.94
PGK3.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$1.34
PGK5.39
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.44
PGK5.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$2.42
PGK9.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$6.73
PGK27.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$3.81
PGK15.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$2.97
PGK11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.29
PGK5.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.01
PGK4.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.55
PGK6.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.56
PGK6.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.38
PGK5.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$1.26
PGK5.08
|
|
pay 0.9% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.10
PGK16.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$34.80
PGK139.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$41,305.96
PGK165,833.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$17.56
PGK70.48
|
|
pay 98.0% more for housing
|
United States
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$344.22
PGK1,381.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$2,807.14
PGK11,269.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$418.22
PGK1,679.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$117.79
PGK472.91
|
|
pay 70.2% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$543.22
PGK2,180.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,619.77
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$3.10
PGK12.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$2.62
PGK10.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$7.10
PGK28.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$49.70
PGK199.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$7.74
PGK31.09
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$33.56
PGK134.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$36.14
PGK145.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$61.31
PGK246.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$86.48
PGK347.21
|
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