Cost of living and expenses in Papua New Guinea

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What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Papua New Guinea? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Papua New Guinea, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Papua New Guinea (The last update: 2 days ago)

See also: food prices   Prices in restaurants   entertainment costs  

Currency in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinean kina (PGK). For 10 US dollars you can get 40.1 Papua New Guinean kina. For 100 US dollars you can get 401 Papua New Guinean kina. And the other way around: For 10 Papua New Guinean kina you can get 2.49 US dollars.


What are the different prices in the cities in Papua New Guinea? Look here: Prices in cities in Papua New Guinea

Prices: Port Moresby   Madang   Mount Hagen   Goroka   Lae   Boroko  


Price fees $100 ($70 - $212)

fees

$100 ($70 - $212)
by half less than in United States

Price internet $256 ($25 - $499)

internet

$256 ($25 - $499)
260% more than in United States

Price jeans $30 ($8 - $75)

jeans

$30 ($8 - $75)
by half less than in United States

Price average earnings $304

average earnings

$304
93% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $3.07K ($748 - $4.99K)

renting a small apartment in the center

$3.07K ($748 - $4.99K)
73% more than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $837 ($499 - $1.5K)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$837 ($499 - $1.5K)
65% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Papua New Guinea:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.5 (PGK 2)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $34 (PGK 135)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $1.1 (PGK 4.5)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $39.9K (PGK 160K)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $3.07K (PGK 12.3K)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $621 (PGK 2.49K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $3.1K (PGK 12.4K)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $837 (PGK 3.36K)
  9. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $100 (PGK 399)
  10. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $256 (PGK 1.03K)
  11. numb_34 $59 (PGK 235)
  12. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $30 (PGK 120)
  13. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $32 (PGK 130)
  14. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $66 (PGK 263)
  15. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $79 (PGK 318)
  16. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $29.1K (PGK 117K)
  17. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $353 (PGK 1.41K)
  18. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $7.57K (PGK 30.4K)
  19. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $4.56K (PGK 18.3K)
  20. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $65.7K (PGK 263K)
  21. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $304 (PGK 1.22K)
  22. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 15%
  23. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $5 (PGK 20)
  24. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.5 (PGK 6)
  25. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $12.5 (PGK 50)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

Price bananas $2.4 ($1.2 - $4.2)

bananas

$2.4 ($1.2 - $4.2)
by half more than in United States

Price internet $256 ($25 - $499)

internet

$256 ($25 - $499)
260% more than in United States

Price tomatoes $2.6 ($1 - $4)

tomatoes

$2.6 ($1 - $4)
by half less than in United States

Price Burger King or a similar bar $7.5 ($6.2 - $11.2)

Burger King or a similar bar

$7.5 ($6.2 - $11.2)
30% is less expensive than in United States

Price Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda $0.91 ($0.75 - $1.7)

Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda

$0.91 ($0.75 - $1.7)
63% is less expensive than in United States

Price bread $1.3 ($1 - $1.7)

bread

$1.3 ($1 - $1.7)
63% is less expensive than in United States