Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 2.6% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 27.8% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Estonia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.00
|
$10.09
€9.41
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.13
|
$8.14
€7.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.22
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
pay 24.8% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Estonia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.61
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.41
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.17
|
$3.95
€3.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.80
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.55
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.02
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.93
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.04
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.05
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.37
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.92
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Estonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.96
|
$7.06
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.28
|
$23.92
€22.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,586.13
|
$26,691.01
€24,904.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.25
|
$9.39
€8.76
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Estonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,338.22
|
$25.00
€23.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,913.37
|
$454.70
€424.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,625.93
|
$349.83
€326.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.95
|
$207.98
€194.06
|
|
pay 1.6% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,111.87
|
$200.34
€186.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,062.28
|
$7,293.58
€6,805.29
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Estonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.04
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.18
|
$3.06
€2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.60
|
$5.61
€5.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.21
|
$45.53
€42.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.11
|
$8.73
€8.15
|
|
pay 47.0% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Estonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.48
|
$88.43
€82.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.51
|
$32.00
€29.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.37
|
$75.24
€70.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.23
|
$98.03
€91.47
|
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