Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 88.6% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.37
|
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.65
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.54
|
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
|
pay 92.5% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.56
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.56
|
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.90
|
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.93
|
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.37
|
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.76
|
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.78
|
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,751.93
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.20
|
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€14.05
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€487.17
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€333.80
|
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€141.08
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€457.89
|
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,373.75
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.63
|
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.78
|
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.95
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.77
|
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.88
|
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.73
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.99
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€85.27
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€135.74
|
$98.43
PGK396.20
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