New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea

New Zealand's $2,187/mo monthly cost (across 11 scored cities); Papua New Guinea has no monthly cost data yet — not enough data to call a winner.

New Zealand's 4.1/5 safety score (across 11 scored cities); Papua New Guinea has no safety score data yet — not enough data to call a winner.

New Zealand's 2.4/5 mobility score (across 11 scored cities); Papua New Guinea has no mobility score data yet — not enough data to call a winner.

New Zealand's 3.1/5 culture score (across 11 scored cities); Papua New Guinea has no culture score data yet — not enough data to call a winner.

New Zealand's passport reaches 120 destinations visa-free to Papua New Guinea's 45 — New Zealand opens more doors without a visa.

Passport strength shifts over years of naturalisation, not months of planning, so it's a long-horizon footnote — not scored in the tally.

Between the two, New Zealand is better connected — 39M passengers/yr vs 1.4M passengers/yr.

New Zealand is busier than 52 of 87 countries worldwide; Papua New Guinea is quieter than 84 of 87 countries worldwide. New Zealand sees ~8 air passengers per resident a year; Papua New Guinea sees ~16 air passengers per 100 residents a year — a derived figure, not itself ranked.

New Zealand runs -4°C to 27°C for most people; Papua New Guinea runs 20°C to 33°C for most people.

Depends on you — which range fits your tolerance is the real question here, not a score.