Cost of living comparison
Czech Republic is 0.9% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Czech Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
$7.78
CZK180.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
$7.82
CZK180.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
$1.53
CZK35.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
$1.34
CZK30.90
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Czech Republic
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
$1.45
CZK33.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
$5.86
CZK135.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
$3.69
CZK85.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
$2.72
CZK62.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
$3.62
CZK83.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
$0.70
CZK16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$0.72
CZK16.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
$0.86
CZK19.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
$1.36
CZK31.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
$0.51
CZK11.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
$0.56
CZK12.84
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Czech Republic
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
$6.25
CZK144.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
$19.97
CZK461.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
$25,379.53
CZK587,061.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
$11.76
CZK272.05
|
|
pay 22.7% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
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Czech Republic
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
$19.23
CZK444.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
$632.17
CZK14,622.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
$495.91
CZK11,471.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
$191.58
CZK4,431.43
|
|
pay 16.1% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Czech Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
$359.87
CZK8,324.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
$7,286.86
CZK168,554.63
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Czech Republic
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
$1.97
CZK45.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
$2.61
CZK60.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
$6.11
CZK141.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
$48.03
CZK1,110.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
$9.41
CZK217.60
|
|
pay 41.6% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Czech Republic
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
$71.08
CZK1,644.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
$36.60
CZK846.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
$82.74
CZK1,913.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
$102.60
CZK2,373.38
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