Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 23.3% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.51
PGK29.99
|
$15.19
€14.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK29.99
|
$8.67
€8.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PGK4.06
|
$1.91
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.14
|
$1.42
€1.40
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
PGK5.42
|
$1.69
€1.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
PGK10.00
|
$4.09
€4.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
PGK21.57
|
$4.41
€4.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.73
PGK13.15
|
$2.85
€2.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
PGK10.58
|
$3.86
€3.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
PGK5.21
|
$1.13
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
PGK3.70
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.04
PGK7.18
|
$1.13
€1.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK4.84
|
$1.12
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
PGK4.01
|
$0.82
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
PGK4.31
|
$0.59
€0.58
|
|
pay 52.5% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
PGK15.14
|
$7.37
€7.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK134.74
|
$112.50
€110.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK159,944.31
|
$28,748.49
€28,221.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK67.98
|
$15.63
€15.34
|
|
pay 8.6% more for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$241.13
PGK849.70
|
$49.92
€49.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK7,597.35
|
$1,102.58
€1,082.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$517.73
PGK1,824.36
|
$985.23
€967.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.40
PGK262.17
|
$128.17
€125.82
|
|
pay 46.5% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$512.21
PGK1,804.93
|
$785.38
€770.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,744.68
PGK20,242.95
|
$8,032.79
€7,885.52
|
|
pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
PGK10.00
|
$5.14
€5.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
PGK11.31
|
$3.36
€3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK24.99
|
$14.72
€14.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.48
PGK399.86
|
$51.81
€50.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
PGK34.99
|
$10.48
€10.29
|
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pay 1.3% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.74
PGK199.93
|
$72.59
€71.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.39
PGK159.94
|
$35.98
€35.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.92
PGK249.91
|
$79.46
€78.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.77
PGK397.36
|
$85.18
€83.62
|
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