Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 47.1% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
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Montenegro
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.85
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.45
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€2.01
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.59
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 76.9% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.84
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.96
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.06
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 8.3% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.85
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.45
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,738.60
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.29
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.96
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€662.89
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€514.18
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€94.45
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 9.9% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€369.28
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,304.03
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.60
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.17
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.95
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€56.42
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.25
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.87
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€43.46
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€100.49
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€156.64
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
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