Food prices in Papua New Guinea

Is it expensive in the shops in Papua New Guinea? Will I pay a lot for groceries in Papua New Guinea? On this page you will find the current price list of food products in Papua New Guinea, such as: foreign beer, apples, milk, beef, or bread (The last update: 4 days ago)

Currency in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinean kina (PGK). For 10 US dollars you can get 40.3 Papua New Guinean kina. For 100 US dollars you can get 403 Papua New Guinean kina. And the other way around: For 10 Papua New Guinean kina you can get 2.48 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 bread $1.3 ($0.99 - $1.7)

bread

$1.3 ($0.99 - $1.7)
63% is less expensive than in United States

Price cheese $5.1 ($3.5 - $16.1)

cheese

$5.1 ($3.5 - $16.1)
60% is less expensive than in United States

Price rice $1.3 ($0.99 - $1.5)

rice

$1.3 ($0.99 - $1.5)
71% is less expensive than in United States

Price tomatoes $2.6 ($0.99 - $4)

tomatoes

$2.6 ($0.99 - $4)
by half less than in United States

Price bananas $2.4 ($1.2 - $4.2)

bananas

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

Price wine $9.9 ($5.5 - $12.4)

wine

$9.9 ($5.5 - $12.4)
34% is less expensive than in United States

Below you will find a list of prices for dairy, cheese, drinks, vegetables, and fruit in Papua New Guinea (The last update: 4 days ago)


List of prices of food products available in stores and small shops in Papua New Guinea

  1. Milk (regular), 1 liter $1.7 (PGK 6.7)
  2. A loaf of fresh white bread (500g) $1.3 (PGK 5.3)
  3. Eggs (regular) (12) $3.4 (PGK 13.7)
  4. Local Cheese (1kg) $5.1 (PGK 21)
  5. Water (1.5 liter bottle) $1 (PGK 4.1)
  6. A bottle of wine (mid-range) $9.9 (PGK 40)
  7. Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle) $2.1 (PGK 8.4)
  8. Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) $3.3 (PGK 13.1)
  9. Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) $6.2 (PGK 25)
  10. Chicken breasts (skinless and boneless) - (1kg) $6.4 (PGK 26)
  11. Apples (1kg) $3 (PGK 12)
  12. Oranges (1kg) $2.9 (PGK 11.8)
  13. Potatoes (1kg) $3 (PGK 12)
  14. Lettuce (1 head) $2.8 (PGK 11.1)
  15. Kilo of white rice $1.3 (PGK 5.4)
  16. Tomatoes (1kg) $2.6 (PGK 10.4)
  17. Bananas (1kg) $2.4 (PGK 9.6)
  18. Onions (1kg) $2.7 (PGK 10.7)
  19. Beef (1kg) (or similar red meat) $7.2 (PGK 29)
  20. Pears (1kg) $3.6 (PGK 14.4)
  21. Cucumber (1kg) $1.4 (PGK 5.7)
  22. Perrier Water (small bottle 0.33l) $1 (PGK 4.1)
  23. Sausage (1kg) $17 (PGK 68)
  24. Cottage cheese (1kg) $4 (PGK 16.3)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

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

bread

$1.3 ($0.99 - $1.7)
63% is less expensive than in United States

Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda

$0.91 ($0.74 - $1.7)
64% is less expensive than in United States

cheese

$5.1 ($3.5 - $16.1)
60% is less expensive than in United States

Burger King or a similar bar

$7.4 ($6.2 - $11.2)
31% is less expensive than in United States

bananas

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

renting a small apartment in the center

$3.06K ($745 - $4.96K)
72% more than in United States