Estonia vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Estonia Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3427
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$704
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$1191
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1971
$218
💸 GDP per capita
$31428
$3007
😃 Human freedom index
8.85
7.07
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
26
🌐 English speaking %
47%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
83
35
😀 Quality of life
84
38
🏙️ Population
1.37M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Estonia ($1425) is 155% more expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($558). Estonia ranked 44th vs 173rd for Papua New Guinea in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Estonia compared to 0.4 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 29th and 133rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Estonia vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for Estonia and Papua New Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Estonia Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$4.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1341
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4230
$1373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3048
$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.1
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$564
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10603
$4971

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In Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1594
458K
Tartu
$1220
97.8K
Narva
$1081
53.4K
Parnu
$1179
41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
33.4K
Maardu
$1455
17K
Viljandi
$1054
17.3K
Rakvere
$1085
15.7K
Kuressaare
$1225
13.2K
Sillamae
$1079
12.4K

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$562
317K
Lae
$546
101K