Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Ireland

Ireland vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Ireland is 38.7% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Ireland
Groceries: pay 16.7% less in Ireland
Transportation: pay 71.4% more in Ireland
Housing: pay 46.9% more in Ireland
Childcare: pay 20.1% more in Ireland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.2% more in Ireland
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Ireland

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

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Ireland vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Ireland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$19.96 €17.77	+156.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	$12.14 €10.81	+118.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$2.67 €2.38	+256.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$2.00 €1.78	+199.9%
Average			+154.6%

Papua New Guinea vs. Ireland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.7% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Ireland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$2.02 €1.79	+32.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	$5.34 €4.75	+23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$5.82 €5.18	-18.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$4.21 €3.75	+14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$5.11 €4.55	+98.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$1.36 €1.21	-30.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$1.03 €0.91	-28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	$1.39 €1.23	-57.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$1.90 €1.69	-34.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$0.92 €0.82	-39.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$0.70 €0.62	-46.9%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 71.4% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Ireland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	$7.65 €6.81	+102.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	$110.44 €98.30	+396.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$38,078.30 €33,891.06	-23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	$17.71 €15.76	-24.1%
Average			+71.4%

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pay 46.9% more for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Ireland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	$49.31 €43.89	-46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$1,521.74 €1,354.40	-5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$1,279.42 €1,138.73	+130.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$177.91 €158.35	+98.5%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 20.1% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Ireland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	$1,010.73 €899.58	+20.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	$7,428.18 €6,611.35	+20.3%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Ireland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$6.56 €5.84	+118.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$4.23 €3.77	+71.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	$19.61 €17.45	+204.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	$58.26 €51.85	-5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	$13.78 €12.27	+55.0%
Average			+60.2%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Ireland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$88.92 €79.14	+171.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	$41.00 €36.49	+29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$96.60 €85.97	-29.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	$104.62 €93.12	-36.2%
Average			+12.4%

Papua New Guinea vs. Ireland - Cost of clothing

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