Papua New Guinea vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Papua New Guinea Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$1223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$2831
🏠 One person rent
$237
$609
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$986
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$165
💸 GDP per capita
$3007
$1773
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
6.49
❤️ Life expectancy
66.1
68.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
46
🌐 English speaking %
70.4%
2%
🎓 Higher education
35
58
😀 Quality of life
38
33
🏙️ Population
10.6M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Papua New Guinea ($558) is 54% less expensive than in Senegal ($1223). Papua New Guinea ranked 173rd vs 64th for Senegal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Papua New Guinea compared to 0.1 months in Senegal. Ranked 133rd and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Papua New Guinea vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Papua New Guinea and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 9 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 Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.06
$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$48.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.25
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.6
 Cappuccino
$1.97
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$626
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$1784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$816
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.6
$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.89
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.98
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.59
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$43.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.43
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.4
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$154
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4971
$8886

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In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$562
317K
Lae
$546
101K

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1281
1.44M
Thies
$1214
391K
Rufisque
$1206
295K
Saint-Louis
$1140
259K
Ziguinchor
$1109
215K
Kaolack
$1164
172K
Louga
$1141
113K
Kolda
$1119
62.3K
Fatick
$1163
39.4K