Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.4 times more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.69
|
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
|
pay 70.2% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.36
|
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.25
|
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.30
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.01
|
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
Lithuania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.61
|
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
|
pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.53
|
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.86
|
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.16
|
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
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