Cost of living comparison

compared to

Moldova vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Moldova is 17.2% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.3% less in Moldova
Groceries: pay 48.2% less in Moldova
Transportation: pay 12.0% less in Moldova
Housing: pay 51.5% less in Moldova
Childcare: pay 5.0% more in Moldova
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.1% less in Moldova
Clothing: pay 41.0% more in Moldova

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

Moldova vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 7.3% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Moldova
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK76.12	$8.86 MDL149.56	-50.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.23	$7.75 MDL130.87	+30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.42	$0.86 MDL14.59	+7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK3.00	$0.58 MDL9.81	-17.5%
Average			-7.3%

Papua New Guinea vs. Moldova - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 48.2% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Moldova
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.62	$0.46 MDL7.71	-70.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.35	$5.18 MDL87.38	+43.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK33.06	$4.54 MDL76.60	-41.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK17.05	$2.13 MDL35.98	-46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.46	$2.43 MDL40.95	-33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.47	$0.41 MDL6.89	-79.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.63	$0.86 MDL14.48	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.64	$0.81 MDL13.71	-70.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.92	$0.96 MDL16.24	-40.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.73	$0.34 MDL5.72	-78.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.03	$0.27 MDL4.49	-77.5%
Average			-48.2%

Papua New Guinea vs. Moldova - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 12.0% less for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Moldova
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.96	$5.28 MDL89.05	+25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.90	$16.10 MDL271.79	-32.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	$31,784.24 MDL536,452.93	+42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.95	$4.21 MDL71.02	-83.1%
Average			-12.0%

Papua New Guinea vs. Moldova - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 51.5% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Moldova
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK706.33	$10.63 MDL179.46	-93.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,297.25	$424.82 MDL7,170.04	-84.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,230.79	$315.71 MDL5,328.49	-58.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK341.06	$104.05 MDL1,756.17	+29.9%
Average			-51.5%

Papua New Guinea vs. Moldova - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.0% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Moldova
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	$314.41 MDL5,306.63	-50.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	$6,362.73 MDL107,389.89	+60.3%
Average			+5.0%

Papua New Guinea vs. Moldova - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Moldova
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.67	$1.61 MDL27.18	-45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.89	$1.68 MDL28.40	-34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.63	$3.36 MDL56.77	-51.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK313.14	$31.99 MDL539.97	-56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.87	$5.42 MDL91.54	-47.3%
Average			-47.1%

Papua New Guinea vs. Moldova - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 41.0% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Moldova
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.69	$56.94 MDL961.02	+82.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK155.39	$48.36 MDL816.18	+32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK325.42	$116.20 MDL1,961.29	+52.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK416.23	$94.29 MDL1,591.49	-3.5%
Average			+41.0%

Papua New Guinea vs. Moldova - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Papua New Guinea vs.

Ecuador

Papua New Guinea vs.

Canada

Papua New Guinea vs.

Iceland

Papua New Guinea vs.

Vietnam

Papua New Guinea vs.

Egypt

Papua New Guinea vs.

Poland

Papua New Guinea vs.

United States

Papua New Guinea vs.

Russia

Share this

Compare by city

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Papua New Guinea

Add prices for Moldova

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Moldova or Papua New Guinea. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.