Is Papua New Guinea a good place to live for remote workers?

Papua New Guinea scores 48/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 40.8 Mbps, healthcare 32, air quality 97; English not scored) — rank 129 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Papua New Guinea?

Median fixed broadband is around 40.8 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Papua New Guinea?

Single-person essentials run about $1,345/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (2.2× essentials).

Livability · rank 129/167

Is 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby) a good place to live?

Quality score 48/100 against essentials of $1,345/month.

The five metrics

Internet 16 40.8 Mbps median broadband, 18.8% online

Healthcare 32 UHC service coverage 32/100 (2023)

Air quality 97 PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: weak; World Bank WGI estimate -0.57 · corruption control -0.8 · stability -0.65 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $7.46 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $14.5/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($1,345)	Verdict
$2,000	1.5×	comfortable
$3,000	2.2×	very comfortable
$5,000	3.7×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda — quality 56.7, essentials $1,570/mo
🇺🇸 United States — quality 88.4, essentials $2,410/mo
🇯🇲 Jamaica — quality 51.2, essentials $1,355/mo
🇬🇩 Grenada — quality 51.1, essentials $1,329/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Papua New Guinea a good place to live for remote workers?: Papua New Guinea scores 48/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 40.8 Mbps, healthcare 32, air quality 97; English not scored) — rank 129 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Papua New Guinea?: Median fixed broadband is around 40.8 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Papua New Guinea?: Single-person essentials run about $1,345/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (2.2× essentials).