Cost of living comparison
Rome is 32.4% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.2% more in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 3.0% more in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 43.2% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 0.2% less in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 68.1% more in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.7% more in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 14.9% more in Rome
The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Rome are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Rome instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 70.2% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK51.18
|
$16.08
€14.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.71
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.29
|
$2.23
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.68
|
$1.12
€0.99
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.14
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK9.08
|
$7.00
€6.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.99
|
$6.20
€5.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK15.23
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.54
|
$4.89
€4.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.43
|
$1.07
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.94
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.21
|
$0.89
€0.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.36
|
$1.09
€0.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.50
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.65
|
$0.78
€0.69
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.73
|
$7.15
€6.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK68.98
|
$37.51
€32.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK106,956.57
|
$26,794.08
€23,560.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK91.09
|
$17.15
€15.08
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,279.38
|
$29.46
€25.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,696.71
|
$1,180.31
€1,037.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,517.83
|
$763.10
€671.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK322.86
|
$167.26
€147.08
|
|
pay 68.1% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,042.75
|
$508.83
€447.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,593.73
|
$10,490.67
€9,224.67
|
|
pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.24
|
$5.36
€4.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.57
|
$1.53
€1.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.91
|
$6.43
€5.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK186.79
|
$58.31
€51.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.82
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK162.23
|
$65.43
€57.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK184.23
|
$30.74
€27.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK266.11
|
$77.17
€67.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK406.84
|
$102.32
€89.97
|
|
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