Cost of living comparison

Greece

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Greece Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 44.9% more expensive than Greece overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.3% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 66.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 12.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 4.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing and groceries in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Greece. Expenses including clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Papua New Guinea. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Greece Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Greece, you would:

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pay 9.3% less for restaurants

	Greece	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.17 €12.11	$12.38 PGK51.03	-6.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.11 €8.37	$7.43 PGK30.62	-18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 €1.90	$0.80 PGK3.28	-61.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 €0.55	$0.89 PGK3.67	+48.9%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 66.4% more for groceries

	Greece	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 €1.22	$1.49 PGK6.12	+11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 €5.79	$2.20 PGK9.06	-65.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.99 €5.51	$7.01 PGK28.91	+17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.02 €3.70	$3.68 PGK15.19	-8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23 €3.89	$3.28 PGK13.50	-22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.81	$1.56 PGK6.41	+76.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.78	$1.19 PGK4.92	+40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 €0.53	$1.74 PGK7.18	+202.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.80	$2.02 PGK8.33	+131.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 €0.47	$1.57 PGK6.48	+205.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.52	$1.37 PGK5.63	+141.6%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 12.7% less for transportation

	Greece	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.55 €6.94	$4.29 PGK17.68	-43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 €36.96	$16.69 PGK68.78	-58.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,316.80 €26,037.24	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	-8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.82 €12.70	$22.04 PGK90.83	+59.5%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Greece	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.82 €30.17	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	+843.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$524.36 €482.15	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	+347.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$392.21 €360.63	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	+55.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$175.68 €161.53	$78.11 PGK321.94	-55.5%
Average			+297.6%

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pay 4.7% less for childcare

	Greece	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$413.12 €379.86	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	+19.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,332.60 €5,822.81	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	-29.0%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Greece	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 €4.05	$2.48 PGK10.21	-43.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.49 €3.21	$1.83 PGK7.55	-47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.94 €4.55	$7.48 PGK30.82	+51.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.72 €44.80	$45.19 PGK186.26	-7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.82 €8.11	$8.67 PGK35.72	-1.7%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

	Greece	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.64 €76.90	$39.25 PGK161.77	-53.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 €34.78	$44.57 PGK183.71	+17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.15 €76.45	$64.38 PGK265.36	-22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.42 €85.90	$98.43 PGK405.69	+5.4%
Average			-13.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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