Cost of living comparison
Italy is 31.4% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Italy instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 80.8% more for restaurants
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Papua New Guinea
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
$16.15
€15.32
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
$10.06
€9.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$2.55
€2.42
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
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pay 2.9% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
$6.83
€6.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
$5.53
€5.25
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
$5.05
€4.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
$1.31
€1.24
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
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pay 49.2% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
$7.22
€6.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
$38.81
€36.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
$28,223.13
€26,765.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
$19.13
€18.14
|
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pay 21.6% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
$28.87
€27.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
$656.19
€622.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
$511.91
€485.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
$150.39
€142.63
|
|
pay 56.7% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
$508.72
€482.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
$9,465.55
€8,976.76
|
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pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
$5.01
€4.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
$1.69
€1.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
$52.12
€49.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
$9.39
€8.91
|
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pay 31.7% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
$78.41
€74.36
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
$86.07
€81.62
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
$115.43
€109.47
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