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Papua New Guinea vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 31.2% cheaper than Switzerland overall.

Restaurants: pay 68.2% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 16.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 52.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 83.1% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 48.1% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.2% less for restaurants

	Switzerland	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.66 CHF24.89	$12.38 PGK49.65	-55.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.97 CHF15.27	$7.43 PGK29.79	-56.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.67 CHF4.21	$0.80 PGK3.19	-83.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.13 CHF3.71	$0.89 PGK3.57	-78.4%
Average			-68.2%

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pay 16.0% less for groceries

	Switzerland	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$3.64 CHF3.28	$1.49 PGK5.96	-59.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.22 CHF11.89	$2.20 PGK8.81	-83.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.31 CHF6.58	$7.01 PGK28.13	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 CHF6.11	$3.68 PGK14.78	-45.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.89 CHF11.60	$3.28 PGK13.14	-74.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 CHF1.36	$1.56 PGK6.24	+2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.93	$1.19 PGK4.79	+16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 CHF1.18	$1.74 PGK6.99	+32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 CHF2.57	$2.02 PGK8.11	-29.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 CHF1.00	$1.57 PGK6.31	+40.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CHF0.96	$1.37 PGK5.48	+27.9%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 52.0% less for transportation

	Switzerland	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.83 CHF7.05	$4.29 PGK17.20	-45.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$114.11 CHF102.68	$16.69 PGK66.92	-85.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,806.66 CHF33,117.38	$25,877.21 PGK103,770.08	-29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.03 CHF37.82	$22.04 PGK88.38	-47.6%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Switzerland	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.46 CHF48.10	$309.54 PGK1,241.27	+479.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,622.75 CHF1,460.09	$2,346.03 PGK9,407.83	+44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,411.84 CHF1,270.32	$609.17 PGK2,442.82	-56.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$180.02 CHF161.98	$78.11 PGK313.24	-56.6%
Average			+102.5%

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pay 83.1% less for childcare

	Switzerland	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,587.05 CHF2,327.74	$494.23 PGK1,981.89	-80.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,321.56 CHF27,282.31	$4,498.59 PGK18,039.77	-85.2%
Average			-83.1%

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pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Switzerland	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.82 CHF7.04	$2.48 PGK9.93	-68.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.42 CHF4.88	$1.83 PGK7.35	-66.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.09 CHF9.08	$7.48 PGK29.99	-25.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.49 CHF79.62	$45.19 PGK181.23	-48.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.15 CHF19.03	$8.67 PGK34.76	-59.0%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 48.1% less for clothing

	Switzerland	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$121.70 CHF109.50	$39.25 PGK157.39	-67.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.65 CHF55.47	$44.57 PGK178.74	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.06 CHF122.42	$64.38 PGK258.18	-52.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$176.75 CHF159.03	$98.43 PGK394.72	-44.3%
Average			-48.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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