Cost of living comparison
Poland is 3.7% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Poland instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 38.0% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
$8.88
PLN36.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
$7.49
PLN30.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$1.74
PLN7.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$1.43
PLN5.86
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$1.18
PLN4.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$4.31
PLN17.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
$3.58
PLN14.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
$2.93
PLN11.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
$2.70
PLN11.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.71
PLN2.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$0.76
PLN3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$1.09
PLN4.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
$6.07
PLN24.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
$28.33
PLN115.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
$30,111.92
PLN123,076.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
$7.74
PLN31.63
|
|
pay 13.9% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
$14.40
PLN58.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
$601.98
PLN2,460.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
$478.28
PLN1,954.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
$184.01
PLN752.13
|
|
pay 1.0% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
$318.05
PLN1,299.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,570.00
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$3.12
PLN12.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$3.04
PLN12.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
$4.55
PLN18.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
$32.52
PLN132.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$6.47
PLN26.44
|
|
pay 20.5% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
$75.63
PLN309.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
$35.26
PLN144.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
$78.29
PLN320.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
$87.22
PLN356.51
|
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