Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Malta

Malta vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Malta is 6.1% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Malta
Groceries: pay 22.3% less in Malta
Transportation: pay 9.7% more in Malta
Housing: pay 1.7% more in Malta
Childcare: pay 18.0% less in Malta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% more in Malta
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Malta

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

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Malta vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Malta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$17.59 €15.66	+126.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	$11.93 €10.62	+114.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$2.30 €2.05	+206.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$1.63 €1.45	+145.2%
Average			+130.8%

Papua New Guinea vs. Malta - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.3% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Malta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$1.27 €1.13	-16.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	$4.61 €4.10	+6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$4.97 €4.42	-30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$3.68 €3.28	-0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$4.47 €3.98	+73.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$1.53 €1.36	-21.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$1.12 €1.00	-22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	$1.43 €1.27	-56.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$1.43 €1.28	-51.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$0.90 €0.80	-40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$0.98 €0.87	-25.6%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 9.7% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Malta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	$5.68 €5.06	+50.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	$33.91 €30.18	+52.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$30,620.29 €27,253.16	-38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	$21.36 €19.01	-8.5%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 1.7% more for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Malta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	$32.05 €28.52	-65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$1,159.66 €1,032.14	-27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$956.81 €851.60	+72.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$79.40 €70.66	-11.4%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 18.0% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Malta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	$319.34 €284.22	-62.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	$10,947.32 €9,743.51	+77.2%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Malta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$3.82 €3.40	+27.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$2.66 €2.36	+7.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	$6.40 €5.69	-0.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	$65.65 €58.43	+6.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	$10.37 €9.23	+16.7%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Malta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$72.72 €64.73	+122.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	$49.01 €43.62	+54.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$95.91 €85.36	-29.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	$101.59 €90.42	-38.0%
Average			+10.7%

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