Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 16.9% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Austria, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.09
|
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.74
|
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.56
|
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.32
|
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.99
|
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.63
|
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,967.63
|
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.11
|
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Austria
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€801.41
|
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€630.24
|
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.40
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€431.80
|
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,137.54
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.22
|
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.25
|
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.77
|
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.67
|
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.30
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.62
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.92
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.24
|
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
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