Cost of living comparison

 Slovenia
compared to
 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea vs. Slovenia Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 36.7% more expensive than Slovenia overall.

Restaurants
pay 29.4% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries
pay 39.7% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation
pay 9.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing
pay 3.8 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare
pay 21.9% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing
pay 22.7% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Slovenia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 29.4% less for restaurants

 
Slovenia
Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.25
€9.90
$12.38
PGK51.18
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.28
€7.28
$7.43
PGK30.71
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.75
€2.41
$0.80
PGK3.29

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pay 39.7% more for groceries

 
Slovenia
Papua New Guinea
Bread
1 loaf
$1.59
€1.40
$1.49
PGK6.14
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.12
€6.26
$2.20
PGK9.08
Milk (1 gallon) $4.94
€4.34
$7.01
PGK28.99

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pay 9.2% more for transportation

 
Slovenia
Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.73
€5.04
$4.29
PGK17.73
Monthly public transit pass $28.71
€25.24
$16.69
PGK68.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,757.42
€20,890.39
$25,877.21
PGK106,956.57

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

 
Slovenia
Papua New Guinea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.10
€28.23
$309.54
PGK1,279.38
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $611.64
€537.83
$2,346.03
PGK9,696.71
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $506.97
€445.79
$609.17
PGK2,517.83

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pay 21.9% less for childcare

 
Slovenia
Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $480.15
€422.21
$494.23
PGK2,042.75
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,455.02
€7,434.68
$4,498.59
PGK18,593.73

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pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Slovenia
Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.10
€2.72
$2.48
PGK10.24
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.97
€1.73
$1.83
PGK7.57
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.39
€4.74
$7.48
PGK30.91

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pay 22.7% less for clothing

 
Slovenia
Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$97.87
€86.06
$39.25
PGK162.23
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.87
€29.78
$44.57
PGK184.23
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.89
€93.11
$64.38
PGK266.11

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