Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Papua New Guinea Rwanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$553
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$1631
🏠 One person rent
$244
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.1
$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$421
$244
💸 GDP per capita
$2994
$1000
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
5.89
❤️ Life expectancy
66
67.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
29
53
🌐 English speaking %
70.4%
15%
🎓 Higher education
35
15
😀 Quality of life
38
28
🏙️ Population
8.94M
13.2M

The average cost of living in Papua New Guinea ($553) is 20% less expensive than in Rwanda ($693). Papua New Guinea ranked 172nd vs 141st for Rwanda 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 Papua New Guinea compared to 0.4 months in Rwanda. Ranked 122nd and 148th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda

We calculate prices for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 8 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 Rwanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.1
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.04%
16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1464
$13988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$3.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.89
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.51
$2.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.5
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.1
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3912
$9611

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In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$557
317K
Lae
$541
101K

In Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$723
1.16M
Ruhengeri
$598
135K
Gisenyi
$587
53.6K
Byumba
$622
36.4K
Cyangugu
$559
27.4K
Nyanza
$545
25.4K
Butare
$441
19.9K
Kibuye
$579
12.3K