Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 41.1% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
$19.31
kr135.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
$3.60
kr25.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$2.73
kr19.11
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
$5.70
kr39.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
$6.51
kr45.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
$4.95
kr34.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
$1.31
kr9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$1.38
kr9.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
$1.40
kr9.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
$1.76
kr12.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
$0.84
kr5.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
$0.78
kr5.45
|
|
pay 48.9% more for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
$8.13
kr56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
$79.32
kr555.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
$23.16
kr162.18
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
$6.81
kr47.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
$5.17
kr36.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
$36.38
kr254.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$15.61
kr109.33
|
|
pay 65.4% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
$137.97
kr966.06
|
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