Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 15.5% more expensive than Andorra.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Andorra, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
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Andorra
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Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
€13.66
|
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.23
€10.33
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.77
|
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
€1.36
|
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
|
Andorra
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.15
€5.66
|
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
€3.95
|
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.27
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
€4.06
|
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
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pay 9.2% more for transportation
|
Andorra
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
€6.43
|
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.74
€37.46
|
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,576.76
€18,922.03
|
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.07
€17.54
|
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Andorra
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.32
€45.35
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,056.42
€971.47
|
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$864.08
€794.59
|
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.35
€75.73
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
|
pay 37.7% less for childcare
|
Andorra
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$579.48
€532.88
|
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,196.10
€13,054.49
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
|
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Andorra
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.53
€3.24
|
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
€2.61
|
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.24
€5.74
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.77
€49.44
|
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.60
€8.83
|
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
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pay 39.2% less for clothing
|
Andorra
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.01
€88.29
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.47
€39.98
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.30
€100.51
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.61
€115.51
|
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
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