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Papua New Guinea vs. Ireland Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 16.1% cheaper than Ireland overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.6% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 24.7% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 40.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 49.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 43.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.3% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 23.9% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Ireland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.6% less for restaurants

	Ireland	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.70 €16.99	$17.87 PGK76.59	-9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.31 €9.76	$5.92 PGK25.38	-47.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 €2.06	$0.80 PGK3.44	-66.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.64	$0.70 PGK3.02	-63.1%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 24.7% more for groceries

	Ireland	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 €1.76	$1.55 PGK6.66	-23.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.16 €4.45	$3.60 PGK15.44	-30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 €5.08	$7.76 PGK33.26	+31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 €3.51	$4.00 PGK17.16	-1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.10 €4.39	$3.63 PGK15.56	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 €1.18	$1.99 PGK8.52	+45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.84	$1.32 PGK5.66	+35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.39 €1.20	$2.73 PGK11.72	+96.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 €1.54	$1.62 PGK6.96	-9.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.74	$1.58 PGK6.78	+83.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.59	$1.18 PGK5.06	+72.7%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 40.0% less for transportation

	Ireland	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.68	$4.22 PGK18.07	-45.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$121.81 €105.04	$23.69 PGK101.54	-80.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,319.33 €35,630.77	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	-45.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.20 €19.14	$24.88 PGK106.61	+12.1%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 49.2% more for housing

	Ireland	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.47 €44.39	$165.84 PGK710.76	+222.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,543.12 €1,330.68	$2,652.44 PGK11,368.07	+71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,305.59 €1,125.85	$758.54 PGK3,251.04	-41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$178.90 €154.27	$80.08 PGK343.20	-55.2%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 43.0% less for childcare

	Ireland	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,108.91 €956.25	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	-43.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,959.78 €6,001.60	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	-43.0%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ireland	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 €5.72	$2.98 PGK12.75	-55.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.32 €3.73	$2.56 PGK10.96	-40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.16 €16.52	$6.96 PGK29.82	-63.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.57 €54.82	$73.52 PGK315.10	+15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 €11.49	$10.30 PGK44.14	-22.7%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 23.9% less for clothing

	Ireland	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.93 €77.55	$31.15 PGK133.52	-65.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 €35.41	$36.48 PGK156.37	-11.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.01 €82.79	$76.40 PGK327.46	-20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.40 €83.13	$97.73 PGK418.84	+1.4%
Average			-23.9%

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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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