Papua New Guinea vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Papua New Guinea United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$1906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1326
$4478
🏠 One person rent
$232
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$2458
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.2
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$402
$3333
💸 GDP per capita
$3116
$53708
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
5.73
❤️ Life expectancy
65.4
78.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
29
68
🌐 English speaking %
70.4%
65%
🎓 Higher education
35
68
😀 Quality of life
41
80
🏙️ Population
8.94M
9.89M

The average cost of living in Papua New Guinea ($534) is 72% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($1906). Papua New Guinea ranked 167th vs 19th for the United Arab Emirates 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 1.7 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 123rd and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Papua New Guinea vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Papua New Guinea and the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.65
$8.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$8.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$1366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$969
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$2022
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$97.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$818
$3504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$60
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.06
$9.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$7.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.94
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.5
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$8.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3792
$10836

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Papua New Guinea

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

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2229
3.33M
Abu Dhabi
$1936
1.48M
Al Ain
$1132
767K
Sharjah
$1612
1.25M
Ajman
$1841
490K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1577
44.4K
Fujairah
$1191
97.2K
Madinat Zayed
$1673
29.1K