Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Norway

Norway vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Norway is 58.8% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Norway
Groceries: pay 17.4% more in Norway
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Norway
Housing: pay 4.4% less in Norway
Childcare: pay 4.5% less in Norway
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Norway
Clothing: pay 49.5% more in Norway

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Norway are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Norway. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Norway.

Norway vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Norway instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Norway
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK50.85	$18.52 NOK195.79	+49.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.51	$12.17 NOK128.62	+63.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.27	$2.88 NOK30.43	+261.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.66	$2.70 NOK28.56	+203.1%
Average			+144.5%

Papua New Guinea vs. Norway - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.4% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Norway
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.10	$3.03 NOK32.02	+103.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.03	$5.10 NOK53.88	+131.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.81	$7.41 NOK78.38	+5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.13	$3.71 NOK39.21	+0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.45	$5.92 NOK62.63	+80.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.39	$1.32 NOK13.91	-15.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.90	$0.98 NOK10.40	-17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.16	$1.29 NOK13.65	-26.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.30	$1.82 NOK19.22	-10.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.46	$0.96 NOK10.10	-39.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.61	$1.05 NOK11.13	-22.9%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Norway
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.61	$7.32 NOK77.40	+70.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.53	$67.29 NOK711.34	+303.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,268.42	$32,441.53 NOK342,950.66	+25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK90.51	$23.50 NOK248.41	+6.6%
Average			+101.5%

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pay 4.4% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Norway
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,271.15	$52.97 NOK559.92	-82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,634.33	$1,030.17 NOK10,890.27	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,501.63	$803.77 NOK8,496.90	+31.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK320.78	$148.13 NOK1,565.96	+89.6%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 4.5% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Norway
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,029.61	$272.16 NOK2,877.12	-44.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,474.10	$6,113.04 NOK64,623.10	+35.9%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Norway
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.17	$8.83 NOK93.32	+256.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.53	$4.64 NOK49.03	+153.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.71	$13.25 NOK140.07	+77.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK185.59	$43.21 NOK456.76	-4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.59	$13.55 NOK143.28	+56.4%
Average			+107.8%

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pay 49.5% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Norway
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK161.18	$87.77 NOK927.89	+123.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK183.05	$40.11 NOK423.99	-10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK264.40	$100.53 NOK1,062.71	+56.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK404.23	$126.05 NOK1,332.54	+28.1%
Average			+49.5%

Papua New Guinea vs. Norway - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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