Cost of living comparison
Poland is 26.2% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Poland instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
|
pay 36.9% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
|
pay 31.7% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
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