Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 53.2% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 63.6% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
$17.10
€15.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
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pay 78.3% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
$118.73
€109.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
$36,966.92
€33,994.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
$18.66
€17.16
|
|
pay 20.3% more for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
$49.22
€45.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
$1,390.35
€1,278.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
$162.61
€149.53
|
|
pay 86.5% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
$7,468.96
€6,868.33
|
|
pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
$58.33
€53.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
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pay 54.8% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
$84.67
€77.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
$91.93
€84.54
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
$90.97
€83.65
|
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