Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 20.2% cheaper than Liechtenstein.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
Liechtenstein
|
Papua New Guinea
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$39.92
CHF35.68
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Liechtenstein
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Papua New Guinea
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.83
CHF3.42
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.83
CHF11.47
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.32
CHF9.22
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.92
CHF8.87
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$10.35
CHF9.25
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
CHF1.39
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.72
CHF1.54
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
CHF1.62
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 50.7% less for transportation
Liechtenstein
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.35
CHF7.46
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.54
CHF76.46
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,446.74
CHF29,003.66
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.44
CHF42.41
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 84.9% more for housing
Liechtenstein
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Papua New Guinea
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.05
CHF60.83
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.56
CHF1,138.42
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,216.54
CHF1,087.44
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.81
CHF138.38
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 13.9% more for childcare
Liechtenstein
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$285.13
CHF254.87
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,257.24
CHF7,381.03
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports
Liechtenstein
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.84
CHF6.12
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.01
CHF5.37
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.41
CHF10.19
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.16
CHF68.08
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 47.2% less for clothing
Liechtenstein
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Papua New Guinea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.75
CHF107.05
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.47
CHF43.33
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.47
CHF146.13
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$209.09
CHF186.90
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
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