Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 19.7% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 93.6% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.02
|
$11.19
HRK80.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.01
|
$8.42
HRK60.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.22
|
$2.80
HRK20.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$1.95
HRK14.01
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$1.38
HRK9.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$5.36
HRK38.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.34
|
$4.40
HRK31.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.89
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.24
|
$4.26
HRK30.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$0.68
HRK4.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.83
|
$0.70
HRK5.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$0.74
HRK5.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$1.03
HRK7.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$0.48
HRK3.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$0.51
HRK3.66
|
|
pay 42.1% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.33
|
$6.04
HRK43.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.42
|
$39.44
HRK282.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,543.16
|
$33,382.54
HRK239,486.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.04
|
$13.70
HRK98.32
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.52
|
$28.67
HRK205.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,477.91
|
$578.08
HRK4,147.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,461.02
|
$443.55
HRK3,182.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.57
|
$127.97
HRK918.07
|
|
pay 14.7% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.66
|
$223.99
HRK1,606.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,174.17
|
$8,279.88
HRK59,399.87
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$3.29
HRK23.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$2.17
HRK15.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.21
|
$5.05
HRK36.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.58
|
$44.58
HRK319.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$6.80
HRK48.81
|
|
pay 40.7% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.57
|
$85.67
HRK614.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.07
|
$39.19
HRK281.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.11
|
$99.74
HRK715.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.66
|
$100.20
HRK718.85
|
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