Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 5.7% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
|
Denmark
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK152.61
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.58
DKK89.02
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.74
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
DKK18.36
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
|
Denmark
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
DKK20.60
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.83
DKK41.28
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
DKK51.10
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
DKK31.00
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
DKK33.55
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK9.04
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.48
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
DKK9.69
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
DKK13.33
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.38
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
DKK5.47
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 43.3% less for transportation
|
Denmark
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
DKK54.33
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.44
DKK583.51
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,047.14
DKK318,843.68
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.62
DKK167.16
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Denmark
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
DKK238.60
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.90
DKK6,850.80
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.77
DKK5,264.44
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.10
DKK1,111.95
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 21.1% less for childcare
|
Denmark
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.88
DKK3,679.71
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.53
DKK50,894.60
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.44
DKK52.69
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
DKK38.99
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
DKK61.86
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.95
DKK275.66
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.76
DKK118.61
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
|
Denmark
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.72
DKK663.33
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.81
DKK274.68
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.07
DKK743.71
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.42
DKK1,100.04
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
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