Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 50.6% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 66.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 44.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 96.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 12.2% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 24.6% less in Papua New Guinea

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

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Papua New Guinea vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.2% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$7.78 PGK35.52	+40.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$5.56 PGK25.37
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$0.75 PGK3.43	-12.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$0.67 PGK3.04	+12.9%
Average			+16.2%

Mongolia vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.4% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.52 PGK6.94	+52.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$4.32 PGK19.72	-30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$7.10 PGK32.42	+29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$3.69 PGK16.85	+75.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$2.58 PGK11.80	+16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.95 PGK8.92	+40.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$1.44 PGK6.60	+32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$3.29 PGK15.04	+94.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$2.92 PGK13.35	+112.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$1.51 PGK6.91	+357.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$1.31 PGK5.98	+172.6%
Average			+66.4%

Mongolia vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.4% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$3.78 PGK17.25	-12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$22.22 PGK101.49	+33.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$50,004.77 PGK228K	+85.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$23.34 PGK106.56	+379.9%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 96.2% more for housing

	Mongolia	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$91.68 PGK418.65	+572.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$1,603.86 PGK7,324.19	+181.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$555.61 PGK2,537.25	+25.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$89.65 PGK409.39	+64.8%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 12.2% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$842.47 PGK3,847.23	+3.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$6,176.41 PGK28,205.27	-25.2%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$3.00 PGK13.70	+27.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$2.47 PGK11.29	+2.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$6.45 PGK29.43	+283.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$61.49 PGK280.79	-9.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$8.89 PGK40.60	+113.3%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 24.6% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$32.73 PGK149.44	-60.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$31.67 PGK144.62	-30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$136.12 PGK621.63	+32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$163.90 PGK748.49	-12.6%
Average			-24.6%

Mongolia vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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