Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 85.6% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 68.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 20.1% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 47.0% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.3% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 83.2% more in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and childcare in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Zimbabwe. Notably, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Zimbabwe, you would:

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pay 56.5% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	$12.38 PGK51.18	+73.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	$7.43 PGK30.71	+48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 ZWL198.95	$0.80 PGK3.29	+28.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 ZWL164.26	$0.89 PGK3.68	+74.8%
Average			+56.5%

Zimbabwe vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.9% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 ZWL328.81	$1.49 PGK6.14	+45.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	$2.20 PGK9.08	-58.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	$7.01 PGK28.99	+24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ZWL661.44	$3.68 PGK15.23	+79.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ZWL732.64	$3.28 PGK13.54	+44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL327.34	$1.56 PGK6.43	+53.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 ZWL250.11	$1.19 PGK4.94	+53.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 ZWL375.00	$1.74 PGK7.21	+49.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZWL217.19	$2.02 PGK8.36	+199.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ZWL168.11	$1.57 PGK6.50	+201.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 ZWL264.39	$1.37 PGK5.65	+66.4%
Average			+68.9%

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pay 20.1% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	$4.29 PGK17.73	-30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	$16.69 PGK68.98	-54.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	$25,877.21 PGK106,956.57	+3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	$22.04 PGK91.09	+0.4%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	$309.54 PGK1,279.38	+145.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	$2,346.03 PGK9,696.71	+726.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	$609.17 PGK2,517.83	+204.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	$78.11 PGK322.86	+56.7%
Average			+283.2%

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pay 47.0% more for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	$494.23 PGK2,042.75	+134.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	$4,498.59 PGK18,593.73	-40.5%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 80.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$2.48 PGK10.24	+65.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 ZWL854.83	$1.83 PGK7.57	-31.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 ZWL503.12	$7.48 PGK30.91	+378.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	$45.19 PGK186.79	+2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$8.67 PGK35.82	-13.3%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 83.2% more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	$39.25 PGK162.23	+85.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	$44.57 PGK184.23	+129.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	$64.38 PGK266.11	+22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	$98.43 PGK406.84	+95.1%
Average			+83.2%

Zimbabwe vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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