Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.4 times more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 65.6% more for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 70.6% more for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 90.8% more for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 80.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
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