Lithuania vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lithuania Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$534
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2775
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$546
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.8
$33.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1365
$402
💸 GDP per capita
$25065
$3116
😃 Human freedom index
8.39
6.88
❤️ Life expectancy
74.3
65.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
61
29
🌐 English speaking %
38%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
78
35
😀 Quality of life
72
41
🏙️ Population
2.86M
8.94M

The average cost of living in Lithuania ($1107) is 108% more expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($534). Lithuania ranked 65th vs 167th 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 1.2 months in Lithuania compared to 0.8 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 40th and 123rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Lithuania vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for Lithuania 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.

Lithuania Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.65
$1.79
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1033
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2210
$818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$7.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.72
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.48
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.9
$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.4
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$527
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8340
$3792

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In Lithuania

City Cost of living Population
Vilnius
$1303
581K
Kaunas
$1080
305K
Klaipeda
$981
158K
Siauliai
$827
104K
Panevezys
$877
87.9K
Alytus
$850
51.9K
Marijampole
$922
36.8K
Mazeikiai
$985
33.2K
Jonava
$835
27.1K
Utena
$928
25.6K

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$537
317K
Lae
$522
101K