Cost of living comparison
Austria is 61.7% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Austria
- Groceries
-
pay 23.2% more in Austria
- Transportation
-
pay 58.8% more in Austria
- Housing
-
pay 29.0% more in Austria
- Childcare
-
pay 2.0 times more in Austria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.0% more in Austria
- Clothing
-
pay 43.2% more in Austria
The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Austria are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Austria.
If you lived in Austria instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK51.79
|
$15.38
€13.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK31.08
|
$10.63
€9.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.33
|
$3.11
€2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.73
|
$2.40
€2.08
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.22
|
$2.51
€2.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK9.19
|
$8.15
€7.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK29.34
|
$5.62
€4.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK15.41
|
$4.05
€3.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.70
|
$6.06
€5.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.51
|
$1.15
€1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK5.00
|
$0.97
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.29
|
$1.36
€1.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.46
|
$1.88
€1.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.58
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.72
|
$0.80
€0.70
|
|
pay 58.8% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.94
|
$6.30
€5.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK69.81
|
$48.89
€42.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK108,250.93
|
$26,790.93
€23,246.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK92.19
|
$20.20
€17.53
|
|
pay 29.0% more for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,294.87
|
$36.05
€31.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,814.06
|
$834.31
€723.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,548.30
|
$704.76
€611.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK326.76
|
$275.88
€239.39
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,067.47
|
$436.40
€378.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,818.74
|
$14,173.71
€12,298.77
|
|
pay 44.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.36
|
$4.65
€4.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.67
|
$3.63
€3.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK31.28
|
$6.56
€5.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK189.05
|
$45.89
€39.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK36.26
|
$12.58
€10.91
|
|
pay 43.2% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK164.19
|
$85.11
€73.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK186.46
|
$43.90
€38.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK269.33
|
$88.16
€76.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK411.77
|
$118.74
€103.03
|
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