Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 43.3% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
$3.46
Ar15,201
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$6.34
Ar27,868
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
$0.94
Ar4,138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$0.67
Ar2,930
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
$0.70
Ar3,082
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
$4.42
Ar19,423
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
$3.47
Ar15,265
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
$1.99
Ar8,756
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
$2.55
Ar11,224
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
$0.71
Ar3,141
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$0.24
Ar1,034
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
$0.48
Ar2,097
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
$0.38
Ar1,685
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
$0.25
Ar1,103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
$4.33
Ar19,053
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
$2.74
Ar12,055
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
$14,979.86
Ar65,870,502
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
$15.90
Ar69,924
|
|
pay 74.6% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
$58.15
Ar255,713
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
$465.53
Ar2,047,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
$146.63
Ar644,773
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
$35.25
Ar154,989
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
$138.28
Ar608,035
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,538,683
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
$0.95
Ar4,180
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
$1.21
Ar5,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
$5.30
Ar23,308
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
$41.48
Ar182,411
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$5.76
Ar25,335
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
$29.38
Ar129,208
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
$23.05
Ar101,339
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
$103.71
Ar456,027
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
$72.98
Ar320,908
|
|
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