Cost of living comparison
Romania is 8.3% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Romania instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 32.5% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
$8.56
RON40.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$1.72
RON8.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$1.43
RON6.81
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$3.79
RON18.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
$5.46
RON26.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
$2.70
RON12.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.66
RON3.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$0.85
RON4.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$0.38
RON1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$0.41
RON1.95
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
$5.64
RON26.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
$20.73
RON98.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
$6.39
RON30.51
|
|
pay 50.1% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
|
pay 10.9% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$2.01
RON9.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
$37.40
RON178.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$6.19
RON29.53
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
$80.53
RON384.25
|
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