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Papua New Guinea vs. Greenland Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 30.9% cheaper than Greenland overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.5% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 33.2% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 34.4% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 36.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 30.2% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 57.2% less in Papua New Guinea

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare are lower in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Greenland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.5% less for restaurants

	Greenland	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.67 DKK152.41	$17.87 PGK76.59	-24.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.56 DKK113.11	$5.92 PGK25.38	-66.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 DKK18.90	$0.80 PGK3.44	-72.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.32 DKK21.35	$0.70 PGK3.02	-78.7%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 33.2% less for groceries

	Greenland	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$4.65 DKK29.96	$1.55 PGK6.66	-66.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.04 DKK116.18	$3.60 PGK15.44	-80.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.37 DKK73.24	$7.76 PGK33.26	-31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.83 DKK31.12	$4.00 PGK17.16	-17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$14.86 DKK95.71	$3.63 PGK15.56	-75.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.88	$1.99 PGK8.52	-13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.89	$1.32 PGK5.66	-42.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.13 DKK13.74	$2.73 PGK11.72	+28.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK12.60	$1.62 PGK6.96	-17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 DKK10.88	$1.58 PGK6.78	-6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.04 DKK13.17	$1.18 PGK5.06	-42.2%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 34.4% less for transportation

	Greenland	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 DKK22.53	$4.22 PGK18.07	+20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.52 DKK589.38	$23.69 PGK101.54	-74.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,689.66 DKK262,041.40	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	-45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$40.79 DKK262.71	$24.88 PGK106.61	-39.0%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 36.4% more for housing

	Greenland	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$172.50 DKK1,110.92	$165.84 PGK710.76	-3.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$850.41 DKK5,476.63	$2,652.44 PGK11,368.07	+211.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$792.45 DKK5,103.36	$758.54 PGK3,251.04	-4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.89 DKK1,235.76	$80.08 PGK343.20	-58.3%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 30.2% less for childcare

	Greenland	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$611.69 DKK3,939.31	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	+3.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,954.91 DKK70,549.61	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	-63.8%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Greenland	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.76 DKK75.74	$2.98 PGK12.75	-74.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.46 DKK41.59	$2.56 PGK10.96	-60.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.39 DKK66.94	$6.96 PGK29.82	-33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.59 DKK370.88	$73.52 PGK315.10	+27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.87 DKK121.49	$10.30 PGK44.14	-45.4%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 57.2% less for clothing

	Greenland	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$173.87 DKK1,119.72	$31.15 PGK133.52	-82.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.77 DKK352.75	$36.48 PGK156.37	-33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$169.02 DKK1,088.48	$76.40 PGK327.46	-54.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$234.75 DKK1,511.78	$97.73 PGK418.84	-58.4%
Average			-57.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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