Cost of living comparison
Albania is 10.2% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Albania instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 15.2% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 62.1% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 43.9% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
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