Palestine vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palestine Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$534
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2204
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$412
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$721
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$33.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$402
💸 GDP per capita
$3789
$3116
😃 Human freedom index
4
6.88
❤️ Life expectancy
73.5
65.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
18
29
🌐 English speaking %
20%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
53
35
😀 Quality of life
42
41
🏙️ Population
5.23M
8.94M

The average cost of living in the Palestine ($931) is 74% more expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($534). the Palestine ranked 91st vs 167th 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 0.8 months in the Palestine compared to 0.8 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 115th and 123rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Palestine vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for the 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
$8.36
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.56
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$1.79
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$539
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.51%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1999
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.4
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$7.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.72
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.97
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2377
$3792

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Palestine

City Cost of living Population
Ashdod
$1848
220K
Gaza
$657
516K
Hebron
$737
215K
Nablus
$849
157K
Ramallah
$1011
39K
Qalqilya
$760
41.7K
Bethlehem
$964
36K
Dura
$802
28.3K

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$537
317K
Lae
$522
101K