Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 3.1 times more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
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Uzbekistan
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Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.55
UZS58,413.68
|
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.99
UZS51,239.35
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,161.94
|
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,172.88
|
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
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pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Uzbekistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
UZS5,070.89
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
UZS45,833.96
|
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS52,990.09
|
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
UZS21,194.03
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,469.47
|
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
UZS7,374.47
|
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,839.69
|
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
UZS12,342.63
|
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,297.24
|
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,757.85
|
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,220.17
|
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
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pay 3.3 times more for transportation
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Uzbekistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,316.43
|
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.91
UZS88,659.25
|
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,473.32
UZS236,941,624.04
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.69
UZS34,554.34
|
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
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pay 8.4 times more for housing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.72
UZS163,179.45
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.90
UZS6,283,498.82
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.70
UZS4,010,777.08
|
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.11
UZS373,322.54
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
|
pay 52.3% more for childcare
|
Uzbekistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.10
UZS2,630,634.24
|
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,070.48
UZS90,687,095.18
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Uzbekistan
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS14,957.35
|
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,112.41
|
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
UZS22,797.72
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
UZS551,928.97
|
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
UZS44,529.84
|
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
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pay 1.5% less for clothing
|
Uzbekistan
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Papua New Guinea
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.61
UZS418,240.69
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.09
UZS604,020.78
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.06
UZS1,103,826.65
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.57
UZS1,212,918.34
|
$98.43
PGK396.20
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