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Papua New Guinea vs. Liechtenstein Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 27.6% cheaper than Liechtenstein overall.

Restaurants: pay 70.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 20.5% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 54.1% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 39.7% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 16.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.6% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 55.6% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Liechtenstein Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.7% less for restaurants

	Liechtenstein	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$32.32 CHF25.99	$17.87 PGK75.83	-44.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF15.09	$5.92 PGK25.13	-68.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.59 CHF3.69	$0.80 PGK3.41	-82.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$5.42 CHF4.36	$0.70 PGK2.99	-87.0%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 20.5% less for groceries

	Liechtenstein	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$3.92 CHF3.15	$1.55 PGK6.59	-60.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.08 CHF11.32	$3.60 PGK15.29	-74.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.77 CHF7.86	$7.76 PGK32.93	-20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$9.73 CHF7.83	$4.00 PGK16.99	-58.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.26 CHF9.05	$3.63 PGK15.41	-67.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 CHF1.32	$1.99 PGK8.44	+20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.82 CHF1.47	$1.32 PGK5.61	-27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.93 CHF1.55	$2.73 PGK11.60	+41.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.15 CHF1.73	$1.62 PGK6.89	-24.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CHF0.97	$1.58 PGK6.71	+31.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.83	$1.18 PGK5.01	+15.1%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 54.1% less for transportation

	Liechtenstein	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.08 CHF7.30	$4.22 PGK17.89	-53.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.47 CHF71.92	$23.69 PGK100.53	-73.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,601.63 CHF28,621.11	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	-37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.96 CHF41.77	$24.88 PGK105.56	-52.1%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 39.7% more for housing

	Liechtenstein	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.58 CHF51.92	$165.84 PGK703.70	+156.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.69 CHF1,146.15	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	+86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,334.70 CHF1,073.00	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	-43.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.55 CHF108.98	$80.08 PGK339.79	-40.9%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 16.5% more for childcare

	Liechtenstein	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$312.82 CHF251.48	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	+102.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,813.07 CHF10,300.77	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	-69.0%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Liechtenstein	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.67 CHF5.36	$2.98 PGK12.63	-55.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.37 CHF5.12	$2.56 PGK10.85	-59.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.51 CHF10.06	$6.96 PGK29.52	-44.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.21 CHF81.37	$73.52 PGK311.97	-27.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$23.36 CHF18.78	$10.30 PGK43.71	-55.9%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 55.6% less for clothing

	Liechtenstein	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$131.38 CHF105.62	$31.15 PGK132.20	-76.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.18 CHF42.75	$36.48 PGK154.81	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$179.35 CHF144.18	$76.40 PGK324.21	-57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$229.40 CHF184.42	$97.73 PGK414.68	-57.4%
Average			-55.6%

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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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