Nepal vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nepal Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$964
$1342
🏠 One person rent
$109
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$215
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$413
💸 GDP per capita
$1378
$2958
😃 Human freedom index
6.9
7.17
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
66
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
31
🌐 English speaking %
3%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
51
35
😀 Quality of life
29
39
🏙️ Population
29.2M
8.94M

The average cost of living in Nepal ($367) is 32% less expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($543). Nepal ranked 196th vs 174th for Papua New Guinea in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Nepal compared to 0.8 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 147th and 120th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nepal vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for Nepal and Papua New Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Nepal Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.46
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.8
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$264
$471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$153
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$39.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.94
$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
11.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$1439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$797
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.98
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.4
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2930
$3742

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In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$419
846K
Lalitpur
$341
513K
Pokhara
$391
354K
Birgunj
$321
268K
Biratnagar
$323
243K
Bheemdatta
$370
105K
Dhangadhi
$384
102K
Janakpur
$292
97.8K
Hetauda
$294
84.7K
Damak
$317
75.1K

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$547
317K
Lae
$531
101K