Cost of living comparison

Finland

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Finland Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 5.0% cheaper than Finland overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 36.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 35.6% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 27.7% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 6.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 18.7% less in Papua New Guinea

The cost of groceries, housing, and childcare in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Finland. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Papua New Guinea.

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Papua New Guinea vs. Finland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Finland, you would:

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pay 56.8% less for restaurants

	Finland	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.96 €14.20	$7.78 PGK35.37	-51.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.89 €10.58	$5.56 PGK25.27	-53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.80 €2.49	$0.75 PGK3.41	-73.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 €1.95	$0.67 PGK3.03	-69.5%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 36.4% more for groceries

	Finland	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.55 €2.27	$1.52 PGK6.91	-40.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18 €3.72	$4.32 PGK19.64	+3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.89 €4.36	$7.10 PGK32.28	+45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 €2.88	$3.69 PGK16.78	+14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.94 €5.28	$2.58 PGK11.75	-56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$1.95 PGK8.88	+83.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$1.44 PGK6.57	+57.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.95	$3.29 PGK14.97	+209.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.75 €1.56	$2.92 PGK13.29	+66.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 €0.50	$1.51 PGK6.88	+170.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$1.31 PGK5.96	+69.5%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 35.6% less for transportation

	Finland	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.37 €7.45	$3.78 PGK17.18	-54.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.28 €61.66	$22.22 PGK101.06	-67.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,392.23 €31,500.36	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+41.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.22 €17.11	$23.34 PGK106.12	+21.4%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 27.7% more for housing

	Finland	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.47 €20.89	$91.68 PGK416.89	+290.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$812.17 €722.86	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+97.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$648.17 €576.89	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	-14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.50 €100.13	$89.65 PGK407.67	-20.3%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 6.6% more for childcare

	Finland	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.69 €305.90	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+145.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,310.70 €11,847.00	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-53.6%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Finland	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.12 €7.23	$3.00 PGK13.64	-63.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 €4.19	$2.47 PGK11.24	-47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.52 €11.14	$6.45 PGK29.31	-48.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.65 €38.85	$61.49 PGK279.61	+40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.16 €15.27	$8.89 PGK40.43	-48.2%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 18.7% less for clothing

	Finland	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.56 €81.49	$32.73 PGK148.82	-64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.36 €35.92	$31.67 PGK144.02	-21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.65 €86.91	$136.12 PGK619.02	+39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.74 €130.61	$163.90 PGK745.35	+11.7%
Average			-18.7%

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