Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 23.0% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 20.1% more for restaurants
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Papua New Guinea
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Latvia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
$10.23
€9.80
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
$7.08
€6.78
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$1.37
€1.31
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$1.17
€1.12
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pay 23.4% less for groceries
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Papua New Guinea
|
Latvia
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$1.36
€1.30
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$5.17
€4.96
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
$4.66
€4.46
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
$2.72
€2.61
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
$3.05
€2.93
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$0.58
€0.56
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.77
€0.74
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$1.39
€1.33
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$0.38
€0.37
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$0.37
€0.36
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pay 33.5% more for transportation
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Papua New Guinea
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
$6.76
€6.48
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
$39.41
€37.78
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
$25,606.21
€24,550.54
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
$9.07
€8.70
|
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pay 17.4% less for housing
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Papua New Guinea
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
$17.22
€16.51
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
$467.65
€448.37
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
$322.68
€309.38
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
$196.83
€188.72
|
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pay 92.0% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
$427.69
€410.06
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
$13,383.30
€12,831.55
|
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pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$3.06
€2.94
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
$4.95
€4.74
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
$42.71
€40.95
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$10.00
€9.59
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pay 36.4% more for clothing
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Papua New Guinea
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
$76.51
€73.35
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
$43.17
€41.39
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
$84.42
€80.94
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
$120.68
€115.70
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