The cost of things

1 Kina = $.34 (USD) 1 Kina = 100 toya (PNG cents)

Cost structures in PNG are all over the place. Some items and services areabsurdly cheap while imported goods and travel expenses (at least by plane)are very expensive. Here’s a breakdown:

Bottle of Tobasco sauce – 30
KinaBox of Cereal – 20
Kina Big Bunch (approx. 20) of bananas – 1 Kina
Bottle of domestic beer (at a bar) – 5 Kina
9 holes of golf – 2 Kina
Australian-made dress shirt at second hand shop – 40 Toya
One nights stay at a resort – 200-300 Kina
Internet café rates – 50 Toya/per minute
Phone calls to the USA – 4.40 Kina/per minute
SCUBA Diving (including ground transfer and two dives) – 100 Kina
16oz can of Guiness – 16.50 Kina
PMV Ride from Kundiawa to Madang (about a 9 hour trip) – 40 Kina
Plane flight from Port Moseby to Brisbane, Australia – 1000 Kina