Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 1.3% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
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Papua New Guinea
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
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pay 7.8% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Luxembourg
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Papua New Guinea
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
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pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
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pay 17.6% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Papua New Guinea
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$86.48
PGK335.60
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