Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.9 times more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
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Papua New Guinea
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
$27.66
CHF24.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
$16.97
CHF15.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$4.67
CHF4.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$4.13
CHF3.66
|
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pay 88.9% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
$3.64
CHF3.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
$13.22
CHF11.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
$7.31
CHF6.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
$6.80
CHF6.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
$12.89
CHF11.45
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
$1.52
CHF1.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$1.03
CHF0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
$2.85
CHF2.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
$1.12
CHF0.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
$1.07
CHF0.95
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
$7.83
CHF6.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
$114.11
CHF101.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
$36,806.66
CHF32,682.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
$42.03
CHF37.32
|
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pay 37.2% more for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
$53.46
CHF47.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,440.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,253.63
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
$180.02
CHF159.85
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,297.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
$30,321.56
CHF26,923.67
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
$7.82
CHF6.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
$5.42
CHF4.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
$10.09
CHF8.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
$88.49
CHF78.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
$21.15
CHF18.78
|
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pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
$121.70
CHF108.06
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
$61.65
CHF54.74
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
$136.06
CHF120.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
$176.75
CHF156.94
|
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