Ireland vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ireland Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2547
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5588
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$1679
$244
🏘️ Family rent
$2855
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3457
$421
💸 GDP per capita
$104K
$2994
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
6.88
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
66
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
29
🌐 English speaking %
98.4%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
88
35
😀 Quality of life
93
38
🏙️ Population
5.15M
8.94M

The average cost of living in Ireland ($2547) is 361% more expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($553). Ireland ranked 8th vs 172nd 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 Ireland compared to 0.8 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 6th and 122nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ireland vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for Ireland and Papua New Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 12 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.

Ireland Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1684
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3027
$480
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$61.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
12.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$1464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4727
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.47
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.1
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.52
$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.65
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.1
$18.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1228
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8181
$3912

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2810
593K
Cork
$2459
222K
Galway
$2427
83.5K
Limerick
$2066
62.7K
Waterford
$2207
48.4K
Swords
$2528
36.9K
Drogheda
$2492
41K
Naas
$2362
21.4K
Dundalk
$1930
39K
Kilkenny
$1933
22.2K
Tralee
$1740
26.1K
Wexford
$1854
20.2K

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$557
317K
Lae
$541
101K