Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 33.7% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
|
pay 78.5% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
|
pay 34.6% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
|
pay 39.6% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
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