Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Papua New Guinea Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$2180
🏠 One person rent
$237
$318
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$517
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$233
💸 GDP per capita
$3007
$2497
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
5.02
❤️ Life expectancy
66.1
62.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
22
🌐 English speaking %
70.4%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
35
49
😀 Quality of life
38
27
🏙️ Population
10.6M
16.6M

The average cost of living in Papua New Guinea ($558) is 35% less expensive than in Zimbabwe ($860). Papua New Guinea ranked 173rd vs 120th for Zimbabwe in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Papua New Guinea compared to 0.3 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 133rd and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.06
$8.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.25
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
13.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.6
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.6
$20.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.89
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.98
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.59
$9.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.43
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.4
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$154
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4971
$8241

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In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$562
317K
Lae
$546
101K

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$1015
2.15M
Masvingo
$840
1.64M
Bulawayo
$632
666K
Chitungwiza
$780
371K
Mutare
$754
225K
Gweru
$565
141K
Kadoma
$727
116K
Kwekwe
$677
93.1K
Marondera
$755
52.3K
Chinhoyi
$629
56.8K