Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.4 times more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
$26.06
CHF23.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$16.57
CHF15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$3.85
CHF3.52
|
|
pay 84.4% more for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
$14.05
CHF12.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
$11.61
CHF10.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
|
pay 80.3% more for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
$101.99
CHF93.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,420.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
$39.48
CHF36.09
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
$58.09
CHF53.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,396.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,158.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
$182.90
CHF167.21
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,060.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,953.81
|
|
pay 82.1% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
$5.05
CHF4.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
$9.54
CHF8.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
$88.43
CHF80.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$20.14
CHF18.42
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
$111.16
CHF101.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
$56.12
CHF51.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
$131.83
CHF120.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
$170.76
CHF156.11
|
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