Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Denmark

Denmark vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Denmark is 32.5% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Denmark
Groceries: pay 0.4% more in Denmark
Transportation: pay 88.7% more in Denmark
Housing: pay 5.8% more in Denmark
Childcare: pay 16.0% less in Denmark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.0% more in Denmark
Clothing: pay 45.6% more in Denmark

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and groceries in Denmark are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Denmark.

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Denmark vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Denmark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.27	$20.73 DKK138.31	+166.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.19	$13.74 DKK91.67	+147.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.40	$3.88 DKK25.88	+417.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.02	$3.06 DKK20.42	+359.1%
Average			+192.9%

Papua New Guinea vs. Denmark - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.4% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Denmark
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.89	$3.38 DKK22.57	+122.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.58	$7.11 DKK47.41	+64.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.19	$7.62 DKK50.87	+7.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.74	$4.86 DKK32.43	+31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.71	$5.50 DKK36.69	+112.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.86	$1.38 DKK9.24	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.55	$1.33 DKK8.91	-7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.93	$1.62 DKK10.81	-50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.26	$2.05 DKK13.69	-29.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.86	$0.96 DKK6.41	-36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.94	$0.86 DKK5.75	-34.3%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 88.7% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Denmark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.13	$8.78 DKK58.59	+132.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK100.78	$90.81 DKK605.94	+308.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$49,082.02 DKK327K	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK105.81	$21.81 DKK145.51	-6.6%
Average			+88.7%

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pay 5.8% more for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Denmark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK415.70	$38.53 DKK257.08	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,272.63	$1,094.37 DKK7,302.16	-31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,519.39	$864.45 DKK5,768.04	+55.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK406.51	$148.64 DKK991.82	+65.8%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 16.0% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Denmark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,820.15	$546.22 DKK3,644.69	-35.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,006.71	$6,716.94 DKK44,818.79	+8.8%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 67.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Denmark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.60	$7.87 DKK52.52	+162.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.21	$6.26 DKK41.75	+153.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.22	$9.31 DKK62.10	+44.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK278.81	$43.88 DKK292.77	-28.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.31	$18.38 DKK122.64	+106.8%
Average			+67.0%

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pay 45.6% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Denmark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.39	$105.11 DKK701.32	+221.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK143.61	$45.60 DKK304.27	+44.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK617.25	$123.67 DKK825.17	-9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK743.22	$175.51 DKK1,171.09	+7.1%
Average			+45.6%

Papua New Guinea vs. Denmark - Cost of clothing

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