Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 49.9% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 94.6% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.72
|
$17.24
€15.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.83
|
$10.42
€9.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.73
|
$2.79
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.32
|
$2.42
€2.18
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.73
|
$2.22
€2.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.60
|
$6.64
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.69
|
$4.35
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK15.09
|
$3.16
€2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.78
|
$4.78
€4.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.12
|
$1.10
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK4.01
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.16
|
$1.14
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.18
|
$1.20
€1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.48
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK5.02
|
$0.68
€0.61
|
|
pay 30.8% more for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK16.28
|
$7.06
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK138.00
|
$50.71
€45.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK163,815.89
|
$26,786.12
€24,137.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK69.62
|
$24.68
€22.24
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,365.13
|
$50.54
€45.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK11,132.86
|
$808.25
€728.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,658.64
|
$687.98
€619.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK467.16
|
$168.59
€151.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,154.35
|
$588.37
€530.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,405.44
|
$15,983.72
€14,403.41
|
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.29
|
$4.27
€3.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.39
|
$3.44
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK28.16
|
$8.49
€7.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK197.09
|
$33.63
€30.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.72
|
$11.97
€10.79
|
|
pay 71.0% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK133.10
|
$92.98
€83.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK143.34
|
$41.35
€37.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK243.16
|
$87.07
€78.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK342.99
|
$130.15
€117.29
|
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