Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 34.8% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Spain, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
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Spain
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.29
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.84
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 47.5% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.99
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.22
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.12
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.85
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,256.88
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.97
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Spain
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.55
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€836.40
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€663.60
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.68
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 5.4% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€370.06
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,049.10
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.73
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.42
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.28
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.76
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.79
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.74
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.62
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
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