Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 23.9% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Denmark
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
|
pay 18.1% more for childcare
Denmark
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
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