Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 0.8% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 11.1% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Slovakia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.00
|
$7.61
€7.10
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.13
|
$7.82
€7.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.22
|
$1.43
€1.33
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Slovakia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.61
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.41
|
$5.86
€5.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.17
|
$3.88
€3.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.80
|
$3.34
€3.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.55
|
$3.17
€2.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.02
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.93
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.04
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.05
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.37
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.92
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
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pay 8.8% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Slovakia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.96
|
$6.56
€6.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.28
|
$26.03
€24.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,586.13
|
$25,571.83
€23,859.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.25
|
$12.02
€11.21
|
|
pay 27.6% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Slovakia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,338.22
|
$19.97
€18.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,913.37
|
$574.42
€535.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,625.93
|
$479.28
€447.19
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.95
|
$175.37
€163.63
|
|
pay 18.6% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Slovakia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,111.87
|
$376.22
€351.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,062.28
|
$7,374.05
€6,880.38
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Slovakia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.04
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.18
|
$2.33
€2.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.60
|
$5.14
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.21
|
$40.30
€37.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.11
|
$8.28
€7.72
|
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pay 31.4% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Slovakia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.48
|
$65.69
€61.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.51
|
$36.31
€33.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.37
|
$80.32
€74.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.23
|
$85.31
€79.59
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