Papua New Guinea vs Tunisia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Papua New Guinea Tunisia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$553
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$1197
🏠 One person rent
$244
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.1
$19.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$421
$292
💸 GDP per capita
$2994
$3895
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
6.22
❤️ Life expectancy
66
74.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
29
40
🌐 English speaking %
70.4%
8%
🎓 Higher education
35
47
😀 Quality of life
38
42
🏙️ Population
8.94M
11.6M

The average cost of living in Papua New Guinea ($553) is 15% more expensive than in Tunisia ($481). Papua New Guinea ranked 172nd vs 188th for Tunisia 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 0.6 months in Tunisia. Ranked 122nd and 105th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Papua New Guinea vs Tunisia

We calculate prices for Papua New Guinea and Tunisia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 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 Tunisia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$0.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.04%
12.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1464
$1019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$2.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.89
$2.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.51
$4.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.6
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.5
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.1
$40
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$94.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3912
$2294

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In Papua New Guinea

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

In Tunisia

City Cost of living Population
Tunis
$563
603K
Sfax
$462
273K
Sousse
$482
222K
Gabes
$375
116K
Bizerte
$344
143K
Aryanah
$490
123K
Gafsa
$403
121K
La Marsa
$522
93K
Kairouan
$453
187K
Nabeul
$442
84.3K