Papua New Guinea vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Papua New Guinea Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$569
$616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1382
$1464
🏠 One person rent
$243
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$405
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$284
💸 GDP per capita
$3007
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
6.6
❤️ Life expectancy
66.1
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
32
🌐 English speaking %
70.4%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
35
58
😀 Quality of life
38
48
🏙️ Population
10.6M
116M

The average cost of living in Papua New Guinea ($569) is 8% less expensive than in the Philippines ($616). Papua New Guinea ranked 174th vs 165th for the Philippines in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Papua New Guinea compared to 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 136th and 106th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Papua New Guinea vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Papua New Guinea and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 86 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.

Papua New Guinea Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.2
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.16%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$2698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.71
$2.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.05
$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.7
$40.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$146
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4626
$6955

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Cities Comparison in Papua New Guinea vs the Philippines

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Papua New Guinea

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

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$697
3.08M
Taguig
$868
1.31M
Manila
$821
1.9M
Davao
$659
1.85M
Caloocan
$574
1.71M
Pasig
$609
853K
Antipolo
$544
914K
Paranaque
$660
703K
Cagayan de Oro
$641
742K
Cebu
$796
965K
San Jose del Monte
$504
686K
Mandaluyong
$755
466K
Valenzuela
$458
725K
Pasay
$804
453K
Dasmarinas
$416
745K
Zamboanga
$530
1.02M
Bacoor
$549
661K
Las Pinas
$605
616K
La Union
$606
825K
Marikina
$584
471K
Palawan
$635
969K
General Santos
$525
722K
Muntinlupa
$683
552K
Cainta
$733
386K
Calamba
$496
575K
Binan
$589
584K
Angeles
$636
483K
Bacolod
$603
625K
Lapu-Lapu
$729
498K
General Trias
$501
482K