Palestine vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palestine Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1072
$569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2476
$1382
🏠 One person rent
$465
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$572
$197
💸 GDP per capita
$2592
$3007
😃 Human freedom index
4
7.07
❤️ Life expectancy
65.2
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
18
26
🌐 English speaking %
20%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
52
35
😀 Quality of life
35
38
🏙️ Population
5.29M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Palestine ($1072) is 88% more expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($569). Palestine ranked 86th 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 0.5 months in Palestine compared to 0.3 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 142nd and 136th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Palestine vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for Palestine and Papua New Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 8 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.

Palestine Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$3.21
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.69%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1766
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$7.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.29
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$7.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.95
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.69
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3115
$4626

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Palestine

City Cost of living Population
Gaza
$776
590K
Hebron
$895
215K
Nablus
$978
178K
Ashdod
$2145
220K
Qalqilya
$910
41.7K
Bethlehem
$1010
36K
Ramallah
$1122
43.9K
Dura
$1062
6K

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$572
317K
Lae
$558
101K