Cost of living comparison
Liechtenstein is 76.0% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK36.93
|
$27.61
CHF24.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$15.46
CHF13.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.80
|
$4.79
CHF4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$3.50
CHF3.14
|
|
pay 52.6% more for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.60
|
$3.77
CHF3.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK9.99
|
$7.67
CHF6.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK27.73
|
$6.88
CHF6.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.75
|
$7.71
CHF6.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK11.95
|
$4.87
CHF4.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.40
|
$1.29
CHF1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$1.85
CHF1.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.54
|
$2.18
CHF1.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.84
|
$2.25
CHF2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.50
|
$0.95
CHF0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.66
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 5.7% more for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK16.95
|
$6.90
CHF6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK143.70
|
$55.21
CHF49.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK170,580.92
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,210.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK72.50
|
$10.85
CHF9.74
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,421.51
|
$55.95
CHF50.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,102.59
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,417.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,727.13
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,152.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK403.34
|
$154.00
CHF138.28
|
|
pay 69.7% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,243.32
|
$248.46
CHF223.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,058.09
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,137.03
|
|
pay 94.3% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.73
|
$5.52
CHF4.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.47
|
$5.34
CHF4.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.65
|
$9.94
CHF8.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK196.17
|
$60.86
CHF54.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$32.10
CHF28.83
|
|
pay 73.5% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK138.60
|
$95.70
CHF85.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK149.26
|
$45.67
CHF41.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK253.21
|
$107.59
CHF96.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK357.15
|
$152.03
CHF136.51
|
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