Cost of living comparison
Greece is 11.1% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Greece instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 29.0% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
$14.81
€13.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
$6.06
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
$7.81
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
$14.64
€13.59
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
$529.13
€490.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
$406.38
€377.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
|
pay 8.2% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
$350.75
€325.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
|
pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
$3.51
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
$46.53
€43.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
|
pay 54.1% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
$96.32
€89.36
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Greece or Papua New Guinea. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.