Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 19.4% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 29.5% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.00
|
$13.74
€12.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.13
|
$8.59
€8.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.22
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Cyprus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.61
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.41
|
$5.82
€5.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.17
|
$6.41
€5.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.80
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.55
|
$3.53
€3.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.02
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.93
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.04
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.05
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.37
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.92
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 20.2% more for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.96
|
$5.75
€5.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.28
|
$50.09
€46.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,586.13
|
$29,604.23
€27,622.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.25
|
$21.98
€20.51
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,338.22
|
$39.46
€36.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,913.37
|
$924.34
€862.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,625.93
|
$738.82
€689.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.95
|
$136.66
€127.51
|
|
pay 19.9% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,111.87
|
$424.84
€396.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,062.28
|
$7,091.11
€6,616.38
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.04
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.18
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.60
|
$4.37
€4.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.21
|
$54.49
€50.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.11
|
$10.29
€9.60
|
|
pay 77.0% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.48
|
$80.92
€75.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.51
|
$48.04
€44.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.37
|
$125.90
€117.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.23
|
$111.40
€103.94
|
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