Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 52.7% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 22.0% more for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
|
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