Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 12.3% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 14.3% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Montenegro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
$8.56
€8.03
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$1.38
€1.30
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Montenegro
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
$3.88
€3.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
$4.85
€4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
$2.92
€2.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
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pay 21.7% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
$6.17
€5.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
$31.61
€29.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
$23,324.04
€21,883.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
$8.13
€7.63
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
$27.13
€25.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
$508.64
€477.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
$362.93
€340.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
$84.67
€79.44
|
|
pay 25.7% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
$242.86
€227.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
$9,565.21
€8,974.56
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
$1.70
€1.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
$34.67
€32.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$4.98
€4.67
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
$56.33
€52.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
$31.75
€29.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
$86.76
€81.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
$122.16
€114.62
|
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