Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 23.6% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
pay 49.1% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
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Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
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