Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$553
$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$2997
🏠 One person rent
$244
$847
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$1308
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$487
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.1
$32.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$421
$575
💸 GDP per capita
$2994
$2203
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
6.1
❤️ Life expectancy
66
70.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
29
43
🌐 English speaking %
70.4%
31.7%
🎓 Higher education
35
9
😀 Quality of life
38
40
🏙️ Population
8.94M
611K

The average cost of living in Papua New Guinea ($553) is 62% less expensive than in the Solomon Islands ($1460). Papua New Guinea ranked 172nd vs 37th for the Solomon Islands 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 the Solomon Islands. Ranked 122nd and 115th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Papua New Guinea vs the Solomon Islands

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

Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.62
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$1243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.04%
15.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1464
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$8.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$4.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.89
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.51
$3.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.6
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.5
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.1
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3912
$2764

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Papua New Guinea

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

In the Solomon Islands

City Cost of living Population
Honiara
$1459
84.5K
Auki
$1464
6.81K