Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.1 times more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 5.2% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.63
|
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK42.89
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.13
|
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.49
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
pay 86.0% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.91
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.04
|
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK28.98
|
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.83
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK26.95
|
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.84
|
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.72
|
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
|
pay 40.5% more for transportation
Croatia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.53
|
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK271.81
|
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK168,131.28
|
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.28
|
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Croatia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK178.63
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,747.51
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,200.43
|
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK920.10
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Croatia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK991.97
|
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,682.14
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.51
|
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.23
|
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK33.97
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK272.47
|
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.69
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK496.60
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK240.02
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK548.64
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK569.47
|
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
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