Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 55.9% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Belgium
- Groceries
-
pay 2.8% more in Belgium
- Transportation
-
pay 64.5% more in Belgium
- Housing
-
pay 9.1% less in Belgium
- Childcare
-
pay 2.1 times more in Belgium
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.3% more in Belgium
- Clothing
-
pay 50.3% more in Belgium
The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Belgium are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Belgium.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK51.03
|
$19.07
€17.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.62
|
$10.84
€9.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.28
|
$2.78
€2.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.67
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.12
|
$2.28
€2.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK9.06
|
$6.70
€6.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.91
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK15.19
|
$3.43
€3.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.50
|
$4.78
€4.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.41
|
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.92
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.18
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.33
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.48
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.63
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.68
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK68.78
|
$45.41
€41.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK106,653.16
|
$27,628.35
€25,404.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK90.83
|
$26.01
€23.92
|
|
pay 9.1% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,275.76
|
$49.35
€45.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,669.21
|
$815.11
€749.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,510.69
|
$705.09
€648.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK321.94
|
$154.10
€141.70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,036.96
|
$557.50
€512.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,540.98
|
$13,740.85
€12,634.69
|
|
pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.21
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.55
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.82
|
$9.08
€8.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK186.26
|
$36.02
€33.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.72
|
$12.48
€11.47
|
|
pay 50.3% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK161.77
|
$92.82
€85.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK183.71
|
$43.31
€39.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK265.36
|
$90.40
€83.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK405.69
|
$125.11
€115.04
|
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