Ireland vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ireland Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5272
$1342
🏠 One person rent
$1570
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$2720
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$413
💸 GDP per capita
$104K
$2958
😃 Human freedom index
8.91
7.17
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
66
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
31
🌐 English speaking %
98.4%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
88
35
😀 Quality of life
93
39
🏙️ Population
5.15M
8.94M

The average cost of living in Ireland ($2387) is 340% more expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($543). Ireland ranked 9th vs 174th 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 4th and 120th 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
$18.2
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1635
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$39.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
11.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5460
$1439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4389
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.9
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.92
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$90
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1113
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7289
$3742

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2627
593K
Cork
$2275
222K
Galway
$2297
83.5K
Limerick
$1969
62.7K
Waterford
$2134
48.4K
Swords
$2186
36.9K
Drogheda
$2628
41K
Naas
$2216
21.4K
Dundalk
$1767
39K
Kilkenny
$1785
22.2K
Tralee
$1707
26.1K
Wexford
$1662
20.2K

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$547
317K
Lae
$531
101K