Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 18.7% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
pay 36.5% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Belgium
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Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
|
pay 16.7% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
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