Papua New Guinea vs Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Papua New Guinea Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1326
$2120
🏠 One person rent
$232
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.2
$94.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$402
$194
💸 GDP per capita
$3116
$1102
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
3.81
❤️ Life expectancy
65.4
65.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
29
20
🌐 English speaking %
70.4%
15%
🎓 Higher education
35
45
😀 Quality of life
41
20
🏙️ Population
8.94M
40.5M

The average cost of living in Papua New Guinea ($534) is 44% less expensive than in Sudan ($946). Papua New Guinea ranked 167th vs 87th for Sudan 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 0.2 months in Sudan. Ranked 123rd and 170th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Papua New Guinea vs Sudan

We calculate prices for Papua New Guinea and Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 12 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 Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.65
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
20.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$1092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$818
$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.06
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$3.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.94
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$61.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3792
$2014

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In Papua New Guinea

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

In Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Khartoum
$901
5.35M
Omdurman
$936
2.81M
Khartoum North
$899
936K
Kassala
$1061
536K
Kosti
$881
528K
Port Sudan
$1361
580K
Nyala
$1034
493K
El-Obeid
$881
418K
El-Gadarif
$959
355K
Al-Fashir
$1019
286K
Ad-Damazin
$857
186K
Atbara
$1095
111K