Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 54.9% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Finland, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
Finland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Finland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.46
|
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,735.60
|
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.44
|
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Finland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.54
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.51
|
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.41
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
|
pay 14.8% more for childcare
Finland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€325.08
|
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,442.18
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.25
|
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Finland
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.59
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.04
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.38
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.63
|
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
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