Cost of living comparison
Spain is 7.3% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Spain instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 44.0% more for restaurants
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Papua New Guinea
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.41
|
$13.31
€12.17
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.53
|
$8.95
€8.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.70
|
$2.06
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.28
|
$1.53
€1.39
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.68
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.52
|
$6.20
€5.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.47
|
$4.19
€3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.97
|
$2.53
€2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.68
|
$3.26
€2.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.08
|
$0.97
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.98
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.11
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.12
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.43
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.97
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
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pay 6.2% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK16.14
|
$6.53
€5.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK136.83
|
$35.45
€32.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK162,425.36
|
$33,659.33
€30,758.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK69.03
|
$14.39
€13.15
|
|
pay 27.8% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,353.54
|
$33.81
€30.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK11,038.36
|
$828.43
€757.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,644.56
|
$665.31
€607.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK463.19
|
$106.67
€97.47
|
|
pay 19.5% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,136.06
|
$381.14
€348.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,257.69
|
$7,410.38
€6,771.73
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.18
|
$2.76
€2.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.30
|
$1.92
€1.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.92
|
$5.57
€5.09
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK195.42
|
$43.03
€39.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.45
|
$8.46
€7.73
|
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pay 33.4% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK131.97
|
$73.08
€66.78
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK142.12
|
$31.46
€28.75
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK241.10
|
$75.09
€68.62
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK340.08
|
$91.97
€84.04
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