Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 26.4% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 83.6% more for restaurants
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Papua New Guinea
|
Slovenia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
$11.25
€10.67
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
$8.28
€7.85
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$2.75
€2.60
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$1.67
€1.58
|
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pay 2.7% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
$1.59
€1.51
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
$7.12
€6.75
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
$4.94
€4.68
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
$3.18
€3.02
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
$4.48
€4.25
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.74
€0.70
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
$1.43
€1.35
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
$0.86
€0.82
|
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pay 12.2% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
$5.73
€5.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
$28.71
€27.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
$23,757.42
€22,530.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
$11.32
€10.74
|
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pay 4.0% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
$32.10
€30.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
$611.64
€580.06
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
$506.97
€480.79
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
$206.52
€195.86
|
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pay 42.6% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
$480.15
€455.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
$8,455.02
€8,018.42
|
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pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
$3.10
€2.94
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
$1.97
€1.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
$5.39
€5.12
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
$44.69
€42.38
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
$7.50
€7.11
|
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pay 55.0% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
$97.87
€92.82
|
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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
|
$105.89
€100.42
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
$128.14
€121.52
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