Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 88.6% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
|
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