Cost of living comparison

Malta

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Malta Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 5.8% cheaper than Malta overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 28.7% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 8.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 1.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 22.0% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 9.7% less in Papua New Guinea

The cost of groceries and childcare in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Malta. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in Papua New Guinea.

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Papua New Guinea vs. Malta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Malta, you would:

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pay 56.7% less for restaurants

	Malta	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.59 €15.66	$7.78 PGK35.37	-55.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.93 €10.62	$5.56 PGK25.27	-53.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$0.75 PGK3.41	-67.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 €1.45	$0.67 PGK3.03	-59.2%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 28.7% more for groceries

	Malta	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 €1.13	$1.52 PGK6.91	+19.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 €4.10	$4.32 PGK19.64	-6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.97 €4.42	$7.10 PGK32.28	+42.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 €3.28	$3.69 PGK16.78	+0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 €3.98	$2.58 PGK11.75	-42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 €1.36	$1.95 PGK8.88	+27.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 €1.00	$1.44 PGK6.57	+28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 €1.27	$3.29 PGK14.97	+131.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 €1.28	$2.92 PGK13.29	+103.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.80	$1.51 PGK6.88	+67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$1.31 PGK5.96	+34.3%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 8.8% less for transportation

	Malta	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.06	$3.78 PGK17.18	-33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.91 €30.18	$22.22 PGK101.06	-34.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,620.29 €27,253.16	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+63.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.36 €19.01	$23.34 PGK106.12	+9.2%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 1.7% less for housing

	Malta	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.05 €28.52	$91.68 PGK416.89	+186.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,159.66 €1,032.14	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$956.81 €851.60	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	-41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.40 €70.66	$89.65 PGK407.67	+12.9%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 22.0% more for childcare

	Malta	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$319.34 €284.22	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+163.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,947.32 €9,743.51	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-43.6%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Malta	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.82 €3.40	$3.00 PGK13.64	-21.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 €2.36	$2.47 PGK11.24	-6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.40 €5.69	$6.45 PGK29.31	+0.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.65 €58.43	$61.49 PGK279.61	-6.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.37 €9.23	$8.89 PGK40.43	-14.3%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 9.7% less for clothing

	Malta	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.72 €64.73	$32.73 PGK148.82	-55.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.01 €43.62	$31.67 PGK144.02	-35.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.91 €85.36	$136.12 PGK619.02	+41.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.59 €90.42	$163.90 PGK745.35	+61.3%
Average			-9.7%

Malta vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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