Cost of living comparison
Italy is 31.4% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.8% more in Italy
- Groceries
-
pay 2.9% more in Italy
- Transportation
-
pay 49.2% more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 21.6% less in Italy
- Childcare
-
pay 56.7% more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.2% more in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 31.7% more in Italy
The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Italy are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 80.8% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.85
|
$16.15
€14.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.51
|
$10.06
€9.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.27
|
$2.55
€2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.66
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.10
|
$2.04
€1.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK9.03
|
$6.83
€6.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.81
|
$5.53
€5.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK15.13
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.45
|
$5.05
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.39
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.90
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.16
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.30
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.46
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.61
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 49.2% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.61
|
$7.22
€6.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK68.53
|
$38.81
€35.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK106,268.42
|
$28,223.13
€25,953.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK90.51
|
$19.13
€17.59
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,271.15
|
$28.87
€26.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,634.33
|
$656.19
€603.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,501.63
|
$511.91
€470.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK320.78
|
$150.39
€138.30
|
|
pay 56.7% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,029.61
|
$508.72
€467.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,474.10
|
$9,465.55
€8,704.36
|
|
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.17
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.53
|
$1.69
€1.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.71
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK185.59
|
$52.12
€47.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.59
|
$9.39
€8.63
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK161.18
|
$78.41
€72.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK183.05
|
$33.87
€31.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK264.40
|
$86.07
€79.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK404.23
|
$115.43
€106.15
|
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