Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 79.9% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
$19.40
ISK2,699
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
$16.94
ISK2,357
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$2.81
ISK391
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$2.02
ISK281
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$2.95
ISK411
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$7.27
ISK1,011
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
$6.01
ISK836
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
$5.42
ISK754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
$8.51
ISK1,184
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$1.22
ISK170
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$1.03
ISK143
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$1.87
ISK261
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$1.23
ISK172
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$0.78
ISK109
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
$8.36
ISK1,163
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
$71.28
ISK9,917
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,657,118
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
$22.04
ISK3,066
|
|
pay 5.5% more for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
$72.17
ISK10,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
$1,838.04
ISK255,726
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
$1,497.77
ISK208,385
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
$58.01
ISK8,072
|
|
pay 7.3% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
$258.16
ISK35,918
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
$5,993.99
ISK833,944
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$9.19
ISK1,278
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$4.65
ISK647
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
$11.76
ISK1,636
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
$61.46
ISK8,551
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$14.35
ISK1,996
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
$111.23
ISK15,476
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
$59.69
ISK8,305
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
$148.00
ISK20,591
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
$184.49
ISK25,669
|
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