Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 40.6% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 47.7% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 65.3% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 74.6% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 19.0% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Mongolia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
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