Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 14.5% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Armenia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
$7.69
AMD2,979.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
$6.91
AMD2,678.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
$0.90
AMD349.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
$0.49
AMD188.21
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
$0.65
AMD250.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
$3.73
AMD1,444.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
$5.47
AMD2,122.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
$2.11
AMD817.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
$3.10
AMD1,201.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$0.81
AMD314.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
$0.73
AMD282.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
$0.76
AMD294.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
$0.30
AMD117.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
$0.28
AMD108.31
|
|
pay 39.3% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
$4.74
AMD1,839.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
$12.96
AMD5,022.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,385,924.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
$3.33
AMD1,292.22
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
$20.16
AMD7,813.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
$519.26
AMD201,283.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
$429.13
AMD166,346.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
$89.11
AMD34,544.00
|
|
pay 16.4% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
$232.04
AMD89,946.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,232,732.12
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
$1.64
AMD636.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
$2.52
AMD976.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
$2.59
AMD1,004.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
$45.58
AMD17,667.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
$5.61
AMD2,175.73
|
|
pay 64.2% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
$75.77
AMD29,372.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
$54.33
AMD21,058.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
$106.04
AMD41,104.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
$93.12
AMD36,097.74
|
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