Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.5 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Albania, you would:
pay 26.2% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 69.8% more for groceries
Albania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
Albania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for housing
Albania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Albania
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
|
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