Netherlands vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2364
$559
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5559
$1348
🏠 One person rent
$1440
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$2423
$410
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3807
$418
💸 GDP per capita
$68219
$3076
😃 Human freedom index
8.66
7.17
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
31
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
96
35
😀 Quality of life
92
39
🏙️ Population
17.9M
8.94M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($2364) is 323% more expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($559). the Netherlands ranked 12th vs 171st 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 1.6 months in the Netherlands compared to 0.7 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 9th and 124th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Netherlands vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for the Netherlands and Papua New Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 70 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.

Netherlands Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.4
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$4.3
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.54
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2626
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2082
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$251
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6301
$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4932
$904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.29
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.61
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.6
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2101
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11620
$4062

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In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3111
921K
The Hague
$2562
548K
Rotterdam
$2651
664K
Utrecht
$2660
359K
Eindhoven
$2267
244K
Tilburg
$2111
228K
Groningen
$1975
238K
Breda
$2093
188K
Arnhem
$2015
164K
Almere
$2260
215K
Enschede
$2111
160K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
159K
Haarlem
$2603
163K
Leiden
$2317
124K
Nijmegen
$2243
177K
Apeldoorn
$2155
139K
Maastricht
$2177
120K
Zwolle
$2025
130K
Venlo
$1942
102K
Delft
$2233
109K
Hilversum
$2623
91.2K
Purmerend
$2200
81.5K
Emmen
$1736
107K
Zutphen
$1942
47.4K
Deventer
$2123
101K
Zeist
$2416
65K
Heerlen
$1896
86.9K
Roosendaal
$2173
77K
Leeuwarden
$2206
93.8K
Scheveningen
$2359
61.1K

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$562
317K
Lae
$548
101K