Papua New Guinea vs Uzbekistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Papua New Guinea Uzbekistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$553
$630
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$244
$319
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$576
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.1
$31.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$421
$395
💸 GDP per capita
$2994
$2496
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
4.9
❤️ Life expectancy
66
71.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
29
33
🌐 English speaking %
70.4%
4%
🎓 Higher education
35
29
😀 Quality of life
38
32
🏙️ Population
8.94M
34.9M

The average cost of living in Papua New Guinea ($553) is 12% less expensive than in Uzbekistan ($630). Papua New Guinea ranked 172nd vs 157th for Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan. Ranked 122nd and 139th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Papua New Guinea vs Uzbekistan

We calculate prices for Papua New Guinea and Uzbekistan as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 11 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 Uzbekistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.1
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.04%
22.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1464
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$2.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$7.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$4.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.89
$6.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.51
$3.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.6
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.5
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.1
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3912
$6731

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In Papua New Guinea

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

In Uzbekistan

City Cost of living Population
Tashkent
$816
2.96M
Namangan
$527
626K
Andijan
$419
548K
Samarkand
$530
546K
Fergana
$469
289K
Bukhara
$452
280K
Qarshi
$435
275K
Margilan
$473
215K
Jizzakh
$468
163K
Chirchiq
$429
159K
Nukus
$394
320K